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Table 1 Contamination of water samples taken from pipe, narrow and wide opening containers with E. coli

From: Microbial contamination of water intended for milk container washing in smallholder dairy farming and milk retailing houses in southern Ethiopia

Sampling points

N positive

% positive*

Mean

Median

IQR**

Directly from pipe (n = 18)

1

5.6

3.0

3.0

0

Narrow mouth container (n = 46)

20

43.5

8.0

6

12.5

Wide mouth container (n = 15)

10

66.7

8.5

6.5

8.0

Total

31

39.2

8.0

6.0

12.0

  1. * Chi square = 13.64, p value = .001; ** IQR interquartile range