Exposure of pregnant women by E-Coli bacteria due to ground water pollution

Abstract

At present there has been pollution of groundwater in Yogyakarta city by E-Coli bacteria due to domestic waste pollution of human feces. It was indicated that 90% of pregnant women were sick with urinary tract infections due to E-Coli bacteria. This research would like to find a relationship between pregnant women who get urinary tract infections and groundwater pollution. The method in this research was observational analytic with Cohort approach and laboratory analysis. The results of this research indicated the initial potential for exposure of pregnant women by E-Coli bacteria is when using well water. From 92 samples of well water, 51 well water of pregnant women were contaminated with E-Coli bacteria. Thus it can be concluded while that there has been exposure of pregnant women by E-Coli bacteria as a result of the use of well water. From this condition, it is possible for the danger of the effects of the risk factors that the pregnant woman suffers from a urinary tract infection.