Factors Influencing Students’ Participation in Environmental Sanitation

Julia Adesua Agbonifoh; Norris Igbinosa Erhabor

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Factors Influencing Students’ Participation in Environmental Sanitation

Julia Adesua Agbonifoh, Norris Igbinosa Erhabor

Published in Journal of Health and Environmental Research (Volume 7, Issue 4)

Received: 30 June 2021 Accepted: 15 November 2021 Published: 24 December 2021

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Background: Waste disposal, refuse disposal as well as inadequate water supply are problems in our environment especially in institutions. It may be caused by a lot of factors. These include neglect of the operation and maintenance of health facilities, lack of hygiene education for the students, non-existence or insufficient water supply, poor sanitation and inadequate hand washing facilities, dirty and unsafe water supply, toilets or latrines that are not adapted to the needs of the students as well as unhealthy and dirty classrooms/school compounds. These factors have led to the consequences on students’ health. Objective: The study aimed at investigating factors that affect students’ improvement of the sanitary condition of their halls of residence in University of Benin, Ugbowo campus. Method: To guide this study, two (2) research questions were raised. For the instrument used by the researcher in carrying out the study, it was a questionnaire and it was administered to 220 respondents. Result: The study discovered that most students believed that they can dispose waste anywhere aside the designated collection points, and that for the purpose of collection and transportation of wastes, it is imperative that students’ residents should make use of waste bins. Conclusion: It was concluded that some perceived factors affecting students’ improvement of the sanitary condition of their halls of residence include: non-chalant attitudes of student, also that most students feel it is humiliating for them to tidy their surroundings, most students usually do not have enough time due to academic workload coupled with the inadequate water facilities in the hostel, and further added that the lack of supervision by the hostel porter coupled with the bad habits of students in the hostel. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended by the researchers that the school management should provide refuse receptacles in large quantity and place them at intervals but very close within the hostels among others.

Published in	Journal of Health and Environmental Research (Volume 7, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.jher.20210704.17
Page(s)	214-218
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Environmental Sanitation, Students, Infectious Diseases

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Julia Adesua Agbonifoh

Department of Health Safety and Environmental Education, Faculty of Education, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria
Norris Igbinosa Erhabor

Department of Health Safety and Environmental Education, Faculty of Education, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria

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Julia Adesua Agbonifoh, Norris Igbinosa Erhabor. Factors Influencing Students’ Participation in Environmental Sanitation. J Health Environ Res. 2021;7(4):214-218. doi: 10.11648/j.jher.20210704.17

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