ABSTRACT
The study was conducted in Shadman and Shahjamal, Lahore. Theresearch focuses on the awareness and uses of water consumers in the area and its connection with the water-borne diarrheal diseases.In the study, water taken from WASA supply or Private Bore Pumps and Boiled water was taken to be as “Plain”. While “filtered” water was standardized as water either from filterplants or from house-hold filters. “Water-borne diarrheal diseases” are taken as the infectious diseases caused by fecal (animal or human) or chemical contamination of water.This descriptive cross-sectional study utilized systematic random sampling, with a sample size of 100. Each participant was required to fill out a pretested questionnaire. The data collected was examinedby using SPSS(Statistical Package for the Social Sciences)version 16.0.Filtered water consumers included a lower percentage of individuals who had suffered from water-borne infections and were seen to have more knowledge regarding water treatment practices and spread of water-borne illnesses. Contrarily, plain water consumers included a higher percentage of individuals who had suffered from water-borne diarrheal diseases and a lower percentage were aware of water treatment practices and water-borne illnesses.Analytical results display a reduced occurrence of water-borne diarrheal diseases associated with filtrationtreatment of drinking water as compared to consumption of plain, untreated water