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Assessment of Determinants of Domestic Water Demand in Rural Areas of Swaziland
K. Gamedze, D.S. Tevera and G.B. Chemhaka
Corresponding Author: D.S. Tevera
Submitted: January 31, 2012
Accepted: February 22, 2012
Published: May 10, 2012 |
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This study is based on a study in which questionnaire interviews were administered to investigate
the determinants of domestic water demand in rural areas of Swaziland. A total of 180 household heads were
interviewed in Siphofaneni area to provide primary data for this study. The study discovered that average
domestic water use per person per day was only 10 L and most households had unmet water demand for most
domestic uses. The results suggest that income, household size and distance from homesteads to water sources
are the major determinants of domestic water demand. Households with five or less people tend to collect small
amounts of water (0-100 L/day) whereas larger households (greater than five) are likely to fetch larger
quantities of water (more than 100 L/day). The chi-square test results reveal that there is a highly significant
association between household size and amount of water collected, while the gamma value of 0.73 led to the
conclusion that the association is strong and positive. The chi-square test results also show that there is a strong
positive relationship between household income and amount of water collected that was significant at 1% level
of significance. There is also a strong positive relationship between amount of water collected and household
monthly income with the gamma value of 0.44 being significant at 1% level. The chi-square test results show
that there is no association between distance travelled to water sources and amount of water collected at p<0.05
significance level. However, gamma values show a negative moderate association between distance travelled
to water sources and amount of water collected at p<0.05 significance level.
Key words: Domestic water use, households, Siphofaneni, Swaziland, water sources, ,
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K. Gamedze, D.S. Tevera and G.B. Chemhaka, . Assessment of Determinants of Domestic Water Demand in Rural Areas of Swaziland. Current Research Journal of Social Sciences, (3): 196-200.
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ISSN (Online): 2041-3246
ISSN (Print): 2041-3238 |
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