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VOL. 13, ISSUE 1 (2026)
Effect of household sanitation and hygiene on children’s health in Nigeria: A case study of Hadejia Local Hovernment
Authors
Haruna Yahaya, Jafar Dahir Idris
Abstract
Inadequate Sanitation has
been found to be a major problem in primary communities and now as Nigerian
free primary education begins to offload pupils into the secondary community
system, the same problem might begin to affect the communities. This study therefore
sets out to investigate the adequacy and utilisation of Sanitation facilities
in communities in Hadejia local government. Four objectives were considered in
this study namely: To find out the different kinds of Sanitation facilities
available in selected communities in Hadejia local govemment; assess the
adequacy of Sanitation facilities in selected communities in Hadejia local
government; assess the utilisation of Sanitation facilities in selected
communities in Hadejia local government; and to examine communities' awareness
of the consequences of poor Sanitation The required information was gathered
using four methods namely in-depth interviews, survey, focus group discussions
and observation. Four categories of respondents were used including head
teachers, teachers, health inspector and communities. It was found that
although the communities in Hadejía local government own variety of Sanitation
facilities, there is generally inadequate coverage of Sanitation facilities in
the communities in Hadejia local government and this is particularly worse-off
in Slum based communities and the phenomenon is exacerbated by the ever
increasing student population due to increase in enrolment for secondary
education resulting from Universal Primary Education. Additionally, the
available Sanitation facilities are poorly utilized which is a result of many
factors including communities' background and upbringing, discipline regarding
personal hygiene and community and weakness in implementation of Sanitation and
hygiene policies. The cleanliness of the available Sanitation facilities is not
at its best and this forms part of the reasons why some of the communities
ignore using the facilities and instead opt for use of bushes around the
communities. It was recommended that there is need to develop Sanitation
programs under which the challenge should be tackled right from the root rather
than attempting to manage the resultant unpleasant consequences. Community
administrations need to prioritize the aspect of Sanitation and hygiene.
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Pages:186-191
How to cite this article:
Haruna Yahaya, Jafar Dahir Idris "Effect of household sanitation and hygiene on children’s health in Nigeria: A case study of Hadejia Local Hovernment". International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development, Vol 13, Issue 1, 2026, Pages 186-191
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