The Effect of Open Defecation Practice in Saki Town, Nigeria
Jubril, Ismael (2022)
Jubril, Ismael
2022
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2022121930823
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2022121930823
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Open defecation practice is a method or means by which people defecate directly in the bushes, fields, or canals instead of using toilet facilities. More than 5% of the population engages in the practice of open defecation in 55 countries, most common in Central and Southern Asia and Sub-Saharan. Insidiously, in 2019 Nigeria came first as the most practice open-defecation country in the world, overtaking the position earlier occupied by India. Open defecation promotes the spread of pathogens that cause diarrheal diseases and risen sexual violence for girls and women. The aim of this study is to assess the effects of open defecation practices in Saki town, Nigeria. A purposive sampling technique was adopted to distribute an online survey and investigate whether there are enough toilet facilities within Saki municipal and, examine the sociocultural issues that can affect the toilet facilities. From the analysis of the results, I found that the issue of open defecation had nothing to do with the level of literacy available in the community as a huge number of the respondents (91%) from the sample population were students of either a college or a university and were all aware of the socio-economic and health impact of open defecation. Also, the issue of open defecation in Saki town is a combination of individual attitudes towards sanitation and the Government’s inability to provide toilet facilities in the community. The research recommends that the government of Saki town should also ensure the provision and maintenance of adequate water supply to aid in the proper maintenance of toilet hygiene and sanitation. Policies should also be put in place to erect public toilets in schools, markets, and worship centers to aid and combat the issue of open defecation.