ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION OF HOUSES IN DAWAKIN KUDU

OUTLINE.
INTRODUCTION. HOUSING; General condition. Average number of people per room as an index of over crowding. WATER: Its source. Distance from home.

SEWAGE;
Safety, privacy, and cleanliness. SULLAGE;

Drainage systems. FOOD HYGIENE; Storage facilities. Site and neatness of cooking areas.

REFUSE DISPOSAL; Possession of dustbin. Conveyance to dumping site. CONCLUSION

INTRODUCTION.
Environment can be defined as the external factors, living and non-living, material and non-material which surround man. It can be grouped into 3 components: Physical environment: these are the non living part of the environment i.e. water, air, housing, rainfall, humidity, temperature e.t.c Biological environment: these include living component of the environment i.e. plants and animals.

Social environment;these include the customs, culture, habits, income and occupation.

RESULTS OBTAINED FROM STUDY

1.

2.

General cleanliness: 50.3%- tidy 49.7%- untidy Percentage of the population that rear animals is 57.9% and most of them cohabit with these animals.

SEX OF THE RESPONDENTS.

42.5% males females 57.5%

NUMBER OF PEOPLE PER ROOM

50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% 5-6 persons 1-2 persons 3-4 persons >6 persons 3.1% 40.9% 29.2% 26.8%

SOURCES OF WATER AVAILABLE TO HOUSEHOLDS IN DAWAKIN KUDU

70.0% 60.0% 50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% 59.1% 39.5%
0.7%

0.7%

PROPORTION OF SHALLOW TO DEEP WELLS

23.8% Shallow well Deep well 76.2%

PROPORTION OF IDEAL TO NON IDEAL WELLS

Ideal well 3%

Non ideal well 97%

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7.

Only 3.4% of the wells were sanitary. Distance from water source: Up to 90.1% of the people have their water source within 100m

METHODS OF COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE

STATUS CONTAINER WITH COVER FREQUENCY 173 PERCENTAGE 43.3%

CONTAINER WITHOUT COVER

198

49.5%

CARELESSLY KEPT

29

7.3%

METHODS OF FINAL DISPOSAL OF REFUSE.

80.0% 70.0% 60.0% 50.0%
40.0%

68.6%

30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0%

19.0% 8.3%

4.1%

SEWAGE:

Up to 90.4% of the population have a toilet.

Proportion of houses with toilet

9.6%

With toilet
90.4% Without toilet

TYPES OF TOILET FACILITIES UTILIZED

2.8% 5.7%

Pit latrine Water closet

Practice open defeacation

91.5%

PROPORTION OF PIT LATRINES WITH COVER.

18.0%

Pit latrines with cover Pit latrines without cover

82.0%

PROPORTION OF PIT LATRINES THAT ARE CLEAN.

16.8%

Dirty latrines clean Latrines

83.2%

DRAINAGE:
Most of the population had drainage facility Types of drainage facilities: Gutters (86.2%), however, most of them do not adequately drain Ditch behind the house- 11.5% Others like drainage pipes pouring over sand (percolation)- 2.4%

COMMUNITY CARE OF LIQUID WASTE OR SULLAGE.

50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 39.8% 36.3%

20.0%
10.0% 0.0%
Local drainage Carelessly drained Proper drainage

10.0%

13.8%

Others*

*Others include: Drain into nearby pond, drain into nearby stream.

Proportion of households with food store.

30.3% With store Without store

69.7%

PROPORTION OF HOUSEHOLDS WITH PESTS AROUND THEIR KITCHEN.

50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% Flies Cockroaches Rodents 38.6% 30.7% 30.7%

CONCLUSIONS Although most house-holds have access to good supply of water, other environmental conditions such as refuse and sewage disposal systems are not satisfactory. This shows that people of Dawakin Kudu need to improve on their environmental sanitation.

ZAUREN SULHU

CROSS SECTION OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN DAWAKIN KUDU