THE EFFECT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION ON THE LIVES OF PEOPLE IN UGHELLI NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF DELTA STATE
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EFFECT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION ON THE LIVES OF PEOPLE IN UGHELLI NORTH
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF DELTA STATE
ABSTRACT
This study examines
the problems of environmental sanitation in Nigerian cities using Ughelli North
Local Government Area as a case study. It look at the participation of
residents of Ughelli North Local Government Area in environmental sanitation.
Furthermore, it examines the adequacy of available equipment and facilities for
the environmental sanitation. It tries to find out if there are enough
supervisors to supervise the living premises. Finally, it attempts to find out
if the complaints of residents of Ughelli North were used on the problem of
environmental sanitation in Ughelli North was designed and administered. The
study came out with the following findings. 80 percent of the residents of
Ughelli North participated in environmental sanitation, 60 percent of the
resident of Ughelli North agreed that some residents of their area were arrested
for violating environmental sanitation days. 60 percent of the residents are of
the opinion that the sanitary inspectors are not enough to supervise living
premises. Based on the findings, the study recommended the following.
1.
More enlightenment campaigning to educated the people of the danger of dirty
environment to enhance the participation in environmental sanitation exercise.
2.
Government should provide enough finances to purchase sanitary equipment and
facilities to improve the health standard of Ughelli North Local Government
Area.
3.
Sanitary inspectors and health nurses should pay regular visit to the people to
inspect and educate them on good environmental sanitation,.
4.
The complaints of residents should be taken into consideration by the task
force to enhance sanitation in Ughelli North Local Government
Area.
TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction
Statement of problem
Purpose of the study
Hypothesis/basic
assumption
Significance of the
study
Limitations
Delimitation
Definition of terms
CHAPTER TWO
Review of related
literature
CHAPTER THREE
Methodology
Research population
Sampling techniques
Research instruments
Administration of
instruments
Data analysis
techniques
CHAPTER FOUR
Data analysis
Findings and
discussions
CHAPTER FIVE
Summary
Conclusion
Recommendation
REFERENCES
QUESTIONNAIRES
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Environmental
sanitation has a very long history but in recent time it gained significance
attention during the reign of General Mohammed Buhari in 2005 by the setting up
of task forces in the State of the federation. There is a deliberate policy put
in place by the state government to attract all. In each of the 25 local
government area of Delta State with a chief inspector to the environmental
sanitation on the lives of the people in Ughelli North Local Government Area of
Delta State. The different units in Ughelli Northern Local Government include
the following;
i.
Regulated premises units: This units is incharge of preparing and preservation
of food.
ii.
Standard Units: They collect statistical data and send to federal ministry of
health every month.
iii.
Operation Units: This task forces listens to complaints from the public and
find solution to such complaints.
iv.
Health education Unit: This units is in charge of public campaign in order to
educate the people.
v.
Inspectorate unit: They ensure that the market leaders are doing their job in
terms of sweeping and cleaning of drains.
vi.
Sewage disposal unit: This unit helps to remove sewage from soak away pit.
General
over view of the people of Ughelli Northern Local Government Area of Delta
State has a land area demography and baselines sector on environmental
sanitation on the lives of people in Ughelli North Local Government Area. The
environment in which individual dwell should be healthy World Health
Organization (WHO, 2009). Define health as a state of complete physical, mental
and social well being not merely the absence of diseases or infirmity for our
local government area to grow and develop, it should have within its boundaries
healthy citizens.
1.2
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
The
problem of environmental sanitation in all nation is as a result of
urbanization which is accompanied by industrialization and public development.
The fact is that this discharge from public place is toxic in nature and a way
of leading to underdevelopment in the country. In the light of this, the
following questions are ask;
1.
In what ways does man contribute to environmental sanitation?
2.
How can Ughelli North Local Government Area carryout some measurement to fight
against environmental sanitation.
3.
How can resident of Ughelli North participate regularly in environmental
sanitation?
4.
How can individual will be provided with enough equipment and facilities?
1.3
OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
1.
To investigate if the resident of Ughelli North Local Government Area
participate in environmental sanitation regularly.
2.
To provide information if there are enough inspectors to supervise the living
premises.
3.
To discover the available equipment and facilities for environmental
sanitation.
4.
To find out if the refuse generated in the markets are regularly disposed.
5.
To examine if the complaints of the resident of Ughelli North Local Government
Area are taken into consideration by the task force.
1.4
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
i.
Does the resident of Ughelli North Local government Area participate regularly
in the environmental sanitation?
ii.
Are there enough inspectors to supervise the cleanness of the living premises
and market places?
iii.
What are the available equipment and facilities for environmental sanitation?
iv.
Is the refuse generated from markets regularly disposed?
v.
Did the complaints of the residents of Ughelli North taken into consideration
by the task force.
1.5
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
This
study will be of significance in several ways. First and foremost it will help
government to have first hand information on environmental sanitation on the
lives of the people in Ughelli North. Considering the fact that environmental
sanitation is a vital importance in the lives of people or individual. Furthermore,
the study will help the people to acquire relevant skill towards environmental
sanitation. And enlighten the general public on the adequacy of the equipment
and facilities for environmental sanitation.
1.6
SCOPE OF THE STUDY
The
subject matter of the study include the participation in the environmental
sanitation by the resident of Ughelli North Local Government Area and available
equipment and facilities.
1.7
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Incinerate: A place
where all solid refuse are burnt.
Composition: This is
a method used to allow refuse kept in pits to decay on the soil as fertilizers
which is speed on the soil as fertilizers.
Septic tank: A place
where sewage is purified by bacterial activities.
Cesspit: This is a
large container used by house to receive their faecal matters.
Pulverization: This
is a method where by refuse is broken into pieces by machines.
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