EVALUATION OF CONSTRAINTS AFFECTINGSOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AMONG HEALTH WORKERSAND HEADS OF HOUSE HOLD IN NIGERIA

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dc.contributor.authorBELLO, ADO HALILU
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-04T11:20:01Z
dc.date.available2014-03-04T11:20:01Z
dc.date.issued2011-07
dc.descriptionA DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POST GRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREEOF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PH.D) IN HEALTH EDUCATION. DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL&HEALTH EDUCATION, FACULTY OF EDUCATION, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study examined the constraints of Solid Waste Management in Nigeria. To achieve this purpose, a stratified and systematic random sampling technique was used to draw the sample from the six geopolitical zones of the country namely North-West, North-East, North-Central, South-West, South-East and South-South. From each zone a state was selected; thus the total number of states involved in the study was six. The respondents ; totaling nine hundred and sixty (960) .. The instrument used for data collection consisted of four (4) sets of a structured questionnaire using the Likert five -point scale of measurement and Yes/No options. The first questionnaire (A) comprised the following: section A consisted of six (6) items on socio- demographic data of respondents, while Sections B, C, D, E and F consisted of 10 items each on specific variables.The second part of the questionnaire for professionals consistedof 10 items on problems of collection and disposal of solid waste in form of Yes or No options. The second questionnaire (B) consisted of 24 items on problems of collections, disposals and storage of solid wastes for the community members in form of Yes or No options, while the third questionnaire was mainly an inventory on the available materials and human resources used for collection, storage and disposal of solid wastes in the selected states.The data collected was statistically analyzed, using one sample t-test to compare the observed mean scores for the respective variables with a fixed mean of 3.5. The hypotheses tested the independent variables and the dependent variable investigated in the study.Based on the findings of this study ,the results showed that,there were constraints to effective collection,storage and disposal of solid wastes in Nigeria.Also funds available for the collection,storage and disposal of solid wastes in Nigeria were grossly inadequate.The results further showed that,there were inadequacies in the management of the available funds in the respective agencies for the collection,storage and disposal of solid wastes in Nigeria. It was also revealed in the study that available facilities and equipment for collection,storage and disposal of solid wastes are grossly inadequate in all the agencies in Nigeria.Although there are professionals and competent personnel in the agencies, the results showed that,their number was not commensurate with the required activities of the agencies in terms of collection,storage and disposal of the solid wastes generated in the states.Based on the results obtained,it was recommended that governments should endeavour to provide basic facilities and equipment,funds,personnel especially the lower cadre and ensure effective process of adequate utilization of the available funds and ensure proper accountability at all levels in the collection,storage and disposal of solid wastes in Nigeria.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3191
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectEVALUATION,en_US
dc.subjectCONSTRAINTS,en_US
dc.subjectAFFECTING,en_US
dc.subjectSOLID WASTE,en_US
dc.subjectMANAGEMENT,en_US
dc.subjectHEALTH WORKERS,en_US
dc.subjectHEADS,en_US
dc.subjectHOUSE HOLD,en_US
dc.subjectNIGERIA.en_US
dc.titleEVALUATION OF CONSTRAINTS AFFECTINGSOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AMONG HEALTH WORKERSAND HEADS OF HOUSE HOLD IN NIGERIAen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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