Evaluation of water consumption and drinking water preferences in various areas of workers working in the construction sector of Trabzon

Year 2017, Volume: 2 Issue: 1(3) - Volume 2, Issue 1(3), 403 - 411, 01.06.2017

Ümit Bahadır Bayram Ali Temel Yusuf Demirtaş Vedat Toğan Hasan Basri Başağa İrem Dilaver Murat Topbaş

Abstract

Introduction. The water balance of the body needs to be maintained for sustain vital
activities. It is necessary to provide access to both adequate and healthy
drinkable water for workers work in the construction sector needs high amount
of liquid because of reasons such as intense physical activity and
environmental conditions. Aim of the
study. To evaluation of water consumption, water quality considerations and
drinking water preferences for construction sector workers in Trabzon. Material and methods. It was conducted
as a face-to-face questionnaire with 147 employees who can be reached in the
construction area of Trabzon. The data was analyzed by IBM SPSS Statistic for
Windows 23.0 software. Results. The
average daily total water consumption and the daily total liquid consumption of
the participants was determined respectively as 1991.5 ± 1348.0 (500-10000) ml,
3854.7 ± 1881.1 (960-11900) ml. 82.3% of participants stated that they drink
water when they are thirsty. In addition, 8.8% of the participants stated that
they consumed dispenser bottled water while working. Conclusions. It was concluded that more than half of construction
workers need high liquid consumption have daily water and liquid intake is
below the recommended daily liquid intake level.

 

Key words: construction workers, liquid consumption, water consumption, water
quality

Keywords

Evaluation of water consumption and drinking water preferences in various areas of workers working in the construction sector of Trabzon

References

• Ümit Bahadır1, Bayram Ali Temel1, Yusuf Demirtaş2, Vedat Toğan1, Hasan Basri Başağa1, İrem Dilaver2, Murat Topbaş2
• 1 Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Trabzon, Turkey. 2 Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health, Trabzon, Turkey.
• Ümit Bahadir, MSc Student, Research Assistant Department of Civil Engineering Faculty of Engineering Karadeniz Technical University 61080 Trabzon, Turkey Tel: + 90 462 377 2647 Fax: + 90 462 377 4413 E-mail: [e-mail]