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Table 4 Self-reported adverse health symptoms by primary drinking water sources in Ogalea

From: Petroleum contaminated water and health symptoms: a cross-sectional pilot study in a rural Nigerian community

 

Primary drinking water source (n (%))

 

Borehole

Sachet

Emergency

Health Symptom

(n = 66)

(n = 14)

(n = 15)

Irritation

34 (51.5)

7 (50.0)

6 (40.0)

Neurologic

27 (40.9)

5 (35.7)

8 (53.3)

Gastrointestinal

10 (15.2)

2 (14.3)

5 (33.3)

Hematologic

21 (31.8)

5 (35.7)

3 (20.0)

General pain

6 (9.1)

0 (0.0)

2 (13.3)

  1. aDifferences in proportions are not statistically significant at P < 0.05 using chi-square analyses