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Examination Of The Factors Impeding The Implementation Of Open Defecation Law In The North
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1.2 Statement of the problem
Open defecation is increasingly becoming
alarming in the Wa Municipality, putting residents at the risk of
sanitation related diseases such as cholera, diarrhoea, and typhoid. A
recent study by Kosoe and Osumanu has shown that 52% of households do
not have any toilet facility at home and resort to the use of available
bushes, uncompleted buildings, and open spaces within their
neighbourhoods. Human faeces are found in open spaces and in-between
houses, some rapped in black polythene bags, with the resultant stench
and flies nuisance. The sight and smell of faeces within residential
neighbourhoods reduce the aesthetic quality of the environment and
causes embarrassment to residents and visitors to the municipality.
Open
defecation practices in every society are surrounded by sociocultural
and economic factors, which must be well understood before any
sanitation programme can hope to be effective. Against this backdrop
this seeks to examine the factors impeding the implementation of Open
Defecation Law in the North.
1.3 Objective of the study
The major
objective of this study is to examine the factors impeding the
implementation of Open Defecation Law in the North. Specifically this
study aims to
Determine the feasibility of the law
Determine socio-economic factors impeding the law
Examine the causes and effect of open defecation in the northern Nigeria
Recommend solutions to the socio-economic factors impeding the law
1.4 Research Questions
1. Can the implementation of Open Defecation Law in the North be feasible?
2. what are the socio-economic factors impeding the law implementation?
3. what are the causes and effect of open defecation in the northern Nigeria?
4. what are the solutions to the socio-economic factors impeding the law implementation?
1.5 significance of the study
The
examination is done within the context of open defecation practices
across the entire north (both rural and urban). Unlike earlier studies
this study provides a comprehensive quantitative examination of the
determinants of open defecation based on identified sociocultural and
economic factors. The main contribution of this paper is analysis of
significant determinants of open defecation in the north.
1.6 Scope/Limitation of the study
This
study on the Examination of the factors impeding the implementation of
Open Defecation Law in the North will be focused on the Bindawa Local
Government Area of Katsina State.
Limitation of the study
Financial constraints: finance was a major limiting factor to this study
Language
difference: the language difference between respondents and researcher
proved to be a major factor, he employed the services of a research
assistant.
Time: time was a limiting factor as the researcher had to combine academic work and the research work.
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