| dc.description.abstract | Introduction:environmental health challenges after 2017 earthquake of
Kermanshah province with 7.3 magnitude, was the main subject of this study. The
situation and operation of environmental health in different parts of drinking
water, human feces disposal, solid waste and wastewater disposal, residency and
food hygiene have been surveyed by standard check lists.
Materials and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in 63
earthquake-stricken villages of Sarpol-e-Zahab city with a population of 12053 in
the form of 2868 households and data collection was performed using the
environmental health assessment and performance matrix.
Results:Findings showed that sanitatized wells and springs were used by 61% and
39% of the all target population, respectively. Remained chlorine in drinking
water for 99.86% of the samples was disireable and only in 0.14% of the cases it
was beyon standards. In case of toilets, it was found that 66% and 12% of people
provided with sanitized and unsanitized toilets, respectively. Damaged toilets and
conexes without toilets were used by 11.4% and 10.6% of hoseholds, respectively.
Almost in 18% of the cases solid waste was collected by municipalities, while in
9% of the cases it has been unhygienic and was dispersed in the environment.
Open dumping was found to be the waste disposal method in 72% of the cases.
According to the results obtained, sewage collection networks covered 7.29% of
households, 31.95% discharged their waste into the absorption well, and 61.12%
of households discharged into the environment, directly. The share of residential
building, damaged buildings without residents, and damaged buildings with11
residents was 30.65%, 62.69% and 6.66%, respectively. Temporary
accommodation in the earthquake-stricken areas was also provided by
condominiums, tents and capers or pavilions. 96.97%, 2.18% and 0.83% of
residents were accomodated by conex, tent, and others, respectively. Food
preparation in 90.82% of hoseholds was in kitchen, and in 9.18% of the cases it
was prepared outside. Also conserved foods was kept in refrigerator in 89.22% of
the cases and in environment temperature in 10.77% of the cases.
Canclusion: Based on different environmental and health issues found in this
survey, providing educational packages are suggested in parts of supplying safe
drinking water, sewage disposal, sanitary disposal of solid waste, safe residency,
and hygenic nutrition | en_US |
