Drinking Water Practice among Increasing Number of Urban Private University Students in Bangladesh: Salient Accelerating Grounds for Health Risk and Financial Burden

Abstract

In this research, we have focused on the drinking water practices among university students and its relevance to waterborne diseases (Like – diarrhea, dysentery, hepatitis etc.) and financial burden. To pursue the research, we have randomly selected twenty-four private universities out of about 90 in Dhaka city and conducted face-to-face interviews of eightyt wo in progress university students by employing 40 undergraduate data collectors beneath our direct supervision. For understanding the scenario, initially we have to depend on secondary literature sources which are access through ResearchGate, google scholar, PubMed, Wiley online library and even from online newspapers. Findings of this paper will let us understand the hidden grounds of health hazard among university students and its associate financial risks due to unhygienic drinking water practice. Moreover, the study result will play remarkable role in understanding the importance of safe drinking water and create a space for decision making about right type of drinking water source vis-a-vis necessary form of action plan by the authority. This paper will also play a vital role to make our students aware of drinking safe water and to develop self-consciousness to be part of the future sturdy workforce.