WATER QUALITY EFFECTS ON KIDNEY DISEASES IN THE SLUMS AREA OF ERBIL CITY, IRAQ

Authors : Saadaldeen Muhammad Nuri SAED, Gaylan Rasul FAQE, Azad RASUL

Pages : 406-414

Doi:10.32003/iggei.523583

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Publication Date : 2019-07-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Many cities in the world are facing a quick inhabitant growth of slum areas while the detailed information about this issue is lacking. The study aim is an identification of the spatial correlation between the quality of water and kidney disease. A sample of 94 specimens was collected for different areas of the random areas to confirm the existence of cases of kidney disease in addition to a set of environmental, social and cultural characteristics related to some aspects affecting their healthy life. The chemical characteristics of drinking water in the study area were compared with the characteristics of the World Health Organization. The correlation between some chemical properties of water and especially related diseases insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(kidney); assessed. The research find correlation between the value of potential of Hydrogen insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(pH); and kidney disease spread in the study area insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(R 2 = 0.65; P <0.01); and we found correlation between Electrical conductivity insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(EC); and renal disease insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(R 2 = 0.85; P <0.01);. The highest correlation was found between Magnesium Ion insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Mg 2+ ); and kidney disease insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(R 2 = 0.94, p <0.01);. We found the relationship with Nitrate insert ignore into journalissuearticles values( ); has a strong direct relationship and within a strong statistical significance insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(R 2 = 0.86, p <0.01);. We also found a moderately positive and statistically significant correlation between sulfate  and kidney disease prevalence insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(R2 = 0.57, P <0.01);.
Keywords : Kidneys Disease, Slum Area, Water Quality, WHO Standards, Spatial Correlation