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Table 4 Bacteriological analysis of community water supply from untreated water sources with different risk categories in Dabat district, northwest Ethiopia, January to June 2016

From: The effect of SODIS water treatment intervention at the household level in reducing diarrheal incidence among children under 5 years of age: a cluster randomized controlled trial in Dabat district, northwest Ethiopia

Group

Number of E. coli (CFU/100 mL) in each risk category (n = 188)

p value

0–10 (low risk)

11–100 (medium risk)

> 100 (high risk)

Control, n (%)

16 (18.6)

21 (24.4)

49 (57.0)

0.79

Intervention, n (%)

23 (22.5)

26 (25.5)

53 (52.0)

  1. n number of water samples, CFU Coliform Forming Units