KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION AMONG HOUSEHOLDS IN BAUCHI STATE, NIGERIA
KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION AMONG HOUSEHOLDS IN BAUCHI STATE, NIGERIA
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2021-03
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MOHAMMED, Ahmed
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Abstract
This study was conducted to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of environmental
sanitation among households in Bauchi state, Nigeria. To achieve this purpose, an ex-post-facto
research design was used. A total number of 810 households from three (3) senatorial zones of
Bauchi State were selected out of the projected population of 1,113,240 households in the state
through multi-stage sampling technique consisting of simple random sampling; stratified
sampling; proportionate sampling and systematic sampling techniques.Cronbach's alpha of .82,
.84 and .86 were obtained for reliability on knowledge, attitude and practice of household
towards environmental sanitation respectively. Out of 810 copies of a questionnaire distributed,
only data from 780 were valid for analysis. Inferential statistics of one sample t-test and Pearson
Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) were used to test the hypotheses. The result revealed that
households in Bauchi State are knowledgeable about environmental sanitation (t-cal = 197.876; p
= 0.00) and households have positive attitude and good practice of environmental sanitation (tcal
= 204.617; p = 0.000 and t-cal = 189.110; p = 0.00 respectively). Knowledge of
environmental sanitation significantly influences the attitude among households in Bauchi state
(r = 0.685; p = 0.00). Moreover, the study shows that knowledge of environmental sanitation
significantly influences the practice among households in Bauchi state with (r = 0.714; p =0.00).
Based on the findings, it was concluded that households in Bauchi State are knowledgeable
about environmental sanitation, their attitude of environmental sanitation was positive,
environmental sanitation practice was good among households in Bauchi State, Nigeria. Existing
knowledge influences the attitude towards environmental sanitation among households in Bauchi
state and existing knowledge influences the practice of environmental sanitation among
households in Bauchi state. Based on the conclusion made, it was recommended among others
that policymakers in government and non-governmental organizations should redesign a plan of action on how to maintain the knowledge, attitude and practice of environmental sanitation
among households in Bauchi State.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA,
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD
OF MASTER DEGREE IN HEALTH EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN KINETICS AND HEALTH EDUCATION,
FACULTY OF EDUCATION,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY,
ZARIA, NIGERIA
Keywords
KNOWLEDGE,, ATTITUDE,, PRACTICE,, ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION,, HOUSEHOLDS,, BAUCHI STATE,, NIGERIA