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    Accessibility of water supply at household level
    (University of Dar es salaam, 2010) Mnabe, Anneth Jonathan
    This aspect of the research addresses the accessibility of water supply at household level, the case of Ukonga ward in Ilala district, Dar es Salaam. The main method employed in household data collection was structured questionnaires. The Two Phase Stratified Random Sampling was employed in selecting the household sample. In the first phase sample, systematic random sampling covered 841 households. The results of this phase shows that households of Ukonga ward were of low and medium income levels, 63.0% and 32.8% respectively. Second phase sample was 20% of the first phase sample which covered 169 households. It also shows that in all the income levels of the research area, the daily water used per person was 36 litres, as compared to 50 litres of water needed per person (Hinrichsen, et al., 1998). A regression analysis test shows that there is an inverse relationship between population growth and rate of water consumption per person per day. There are a number of household and environmental factors that influence accessibility of water supply at household level. This entails that varieties of strategies have to be deployed to improve water supply systems in Ukonga ward. It is suggested that, besides the government, other private sectors should be encouraged to invest on water sector. Last but not least, the government strategy of borehole allocation to wards should take into consideration the already existing boreholes so that more boreholes should be drilled in areas where there are only a few of these available. This will ensure a more even distribution of water supply in all the wards.