EXTENT OF AVAILABLILITY AND UTILIZATION OF WATER AND SANITATION MATERIALS IN PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN NSUKKA LOCAL GOVERNEMENT EDUCATION AREA, ENUGU STATE

V. S. Ezema, PhD, C. M. Enekwe, G. I. Imoh

Abstract


This study ascertains the extent of availability and utilization of water and sanitation in public primary schools in Nsukka Local Government Education Area, Enugu State, Nigeria. Six research questions were formulated to guide the study. The design of the study was descriptive survey. 380 respondents were chosen from 10 public primary schools using simple random sampling technique. 35 item-questionnaires were used for data collection. The findings revealed that water, brooms, trash cans and hand washing basin are available sanitation materials in public primary school, while detergents and disinfectant, toilets, mops, towels or hand dryers, brushes and gloves, masks and aprons are sanitation materials that are not available in public primary school. Among others, the study equally revealed that the utilization of available sanitation materials in public primary schools is high to some extent such as the use of mops, toilets, hand washing basin, hand towels and hand dryers and trash cans. The inability of government to supply water and sanitation materials, school management not using the money meant for water and sanitation materials, lack of water reservoirs to harvest water during raining season, poor involvement of parents in provision of water and sanitation materials and lack of knowledge in the use of water and sanitation materials among school community members are all the challenges in providing water and sanitation materials in public primary schools. Possible solutions are that government supply of adequate water and sanitation materials, PTA should contribute to the water and sanitation materials needed in schools, regular maintenance and repair of water reservoirs, regular maintenance of cleaning materials and schools without water and sanitation materials should be called to order are solutions to the lack of water and sanitation materials in public primary schools. It was recommended, among others, that agencies in Health and Education sectors should assist public primary schools in the provision of water and sanitation materials.


Keywords


extent, availability, utilization, water, sanitation materials, Public primary schools.

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