Impact of Environmental Sanitation and Livability of People in Ibadan South-West Local Government.
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Date
2023
Authors
Laro, K. O.
E. A Banjo
Saka, N.
Makinde, E. A.
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Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.
Abstract
In Nigeria adequate environmental sanitation has not been strictly adhered to. The inadequate
supply of sanitation facilities such as: public toilets, drainage, sewage networks, and poor
sanitation practices does not support livability. Thus, it has contributed to various social and health
problems in the country. Therefore, the aim of the study is to examine the impact of environmental
sanitation on livability in Ibadan South West Local Government. to achieve this aim, the basic
objectives are to: identify the sources of water, investigate access to water, examine vector control
and hygiene practices and to investigate how regular the residents of the study area participate in
environmental sanitation to enhance their livability. Both primary and secondary data were used
for the purpose of this study. For adequate representation, a total of 399 respondents were sampled
through the use of structured questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statistic were used to
analyze the data generated. Analysis of variance (ANOVA), simple percentages, graphs and tables
were used to examine the regularities of people’s participation in environmental sanitation
practices and to present other findings of this study. The findings of this study revealed that there
is good accessibility to public water supply. Also, this study shows that respondents do not
regularly participate in the environmental sanitation. These have constituted to the spread of
mosquitoes and other disease vector species due to inadequacies in control method by some
resident. Therefore, the study recommends that governments, and other stakeholders in the
environmental sector should liaise with the ministry of health to educate the residents of the study
area on public hygiene practices which is more important to promote the livability of the residents
for sustainable development.
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Environment, Sanitation, Environmental Sanitation, Sanitation Related Diseases.