Dataset

Escherichia coli Contamination across Multiple Environmental Compartments (Soil, Hands, Drinking Water, and Handwashing Water) in Urban Harare: Correlations and Risk Factors

E.coli (Water Contaminant)ZimbabweFederal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research-Switzerland (EAWAG)

Dataset Objective

To assess the concentration of E.coli in handwashing water sources and on the hands of volunteers (before and after handwashing) from Harare, Zimbabwe.

Context

Data covers the period between 2016/01/01 to 2016/02/28.

What is included

Data contains volunteer id, number of CFU of E.coli per hand of the volunteer prior to handwashing, number of CFU of E. coli per hand of the volunteer after handwashing, and concentration of E.coli (CFU/100 mL) in the handwashing water used by the volunteer at the household.

Collection Methods

Laboratory analysis