Purpose of the Study
The purpose of this study was to identify the strategies for enhancing the hygiene practices needed by water vendors in public primary schools in Nsukka Education Zone.
Specifically, this study is designed to:
1. identify hygiene practices needed by good vendors to operate in public primary schools in Nsukka Education Zone.
2. identify personal hygiene practices needed by water vendors to operate in public primary school in Nsukka Education Zone.
3. identify environmental hygiene practices needed by water vendors to operate in public primary schools in Nsukka Education Zone.
4. suggest strategies that should be adopted in enhancing the hygiene practices needed by water vendors in public primary schools in Nsukka Education Zone.
Research questions
The following research questions guided the study.
1. What are the hygiene practices needed by water vendors to operate in public primary schools in Nsukka Education Zone?
2. What are the personal hygiene practices needed by water vendors to operate in public primacy schools in Nsukka Education Zone?
3. What are the environmental hygiene practices needed by water vendors to operate in public primary schools in Nsukka Education Zone?
4. What other strategies are needed to enhance the hygiene practices of water vendors in public primary schools in
Nsukka Education Zone?
Research Hypothesis
There is no significant difference between the mean rating of water vendors and teachers with regard to strategies for enhancing hygiene practices of water vendors in public primary schools in Nsukka Education Zone.
Significance of the Study
The theoretical significant of this study is anchored on social learning and Humoral theory of water and culture respectively. The principles of the two theories place emphasis on acquisition of knowledge and behaviour change through interaction with the environment. The practical significance of the study would be of immense benefits to the following Ministry of Health, water vendors, parents, school children, researchers and the entire society. The findings would enable the Health Ministry authorities to be aware and appreciate the roles and problems of water vendors in the public primary schools. This will help them to come up with good policy intervention to promote water safety measures in the various school environments where the water vendors operate.
The findings would help water vendors to adopt good hygiene practices that will prevent water contamination. It would provide them with the skills to ensure proper hygiene as well as the need for them to maintain their personal and environmental cleanliness where they sell their products.The parents who give their children pocket money would also benefit. This will assure them of the quality and safe water sold to their children in the schools. The children themselves would benefit from the findings. They would be offered good quality and safe water by the vendors in the schools. The good quality water would help to improve their nutritional status.
Researchers interested in other areas of water research would find the findings as useful background knowledge in the area. The findings would benefit the entire society. This would go a long way in reducing the outbreak of water poisoning. It would enable the people to appreciate the need for water safety through adopting proper water preparation under better hygienic conditions in their homes.
Scope of the Study
This study covered the water vendors in public primary schools in Nsukka Education Zone. The study examined the hygiene practices of water vendors with particular interest on hygiene practices, personal hygiene practices and environmental hygiene practices of water vendors in public primary schools in Nsukka Education Zone. The study also examined strategies for hygiene practices that water vendors would adopt to enhance the hygiene practices in public primary schools in Nsukka Education Zone.
