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ABSTRACT
A lot of public latrine poses a very serious problem to the people of Awka and also to other places across the country. The problem of open defecation which some people often refer to as going to the bush or bush shitting has persistently been difficult to address in Awka and Nigeria because of the unavailability of good public and home toilets both in the cities and local communities or villages.
A lot of people live without proper sanitation in Awka and these people have to decide on daily basis how to organize defecation without feeling ashamed or fear. Two hypothesis were formulated? To test the relationship between outbreak of disease and public latrine and the need for provision of latrine in public places. Data used for the study were collected from primary and secondary sources including questionnaire survey of the residents in Awka.
From the analysis, it was found out that enough latrine are not provided in public places like markets, public compounds and even hostels thereby making the least provided to be overused and uncared for. The tests result shows that good latrine and the quality of life of the residents are significantly related.
The recommendations made in the study include adequate provision of public toilets and toilets facilities as well as financing and maintenance of toilet facilities. It is hoped that the suggested measures of this study will go along way to improving the life residents in Awka territory.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page
Approval page
Declaration
Dedication
Abstract
Table of content
List of table
CHAPTER ONE
1.0. Introduction
1.1. Background of the study
1.2. Statement of research problems
1.3. Research question
1.4. Goals and objectives
1.5. Statement of hypothesis
1.6. Theoretical framework
1.7. Scope of the study
1.8. Significance of the study
1.9. Limitation and constrain of the study
1.10. Operational definitions
CHAPTER TWO
2.0. Literature review
2.1. The nature of public latrine
2.2. Environmental pollution
2.3. Sanitation
2.4. Surface water quality
2.4.1. Sources of water waste
2.4.2. Strategies for controlling and managing waste
2.5. Biological processes in latrines
2.6. Non-biological processes in latrine
2.6.1. Filling rates
2.6.2. Draining of liquid out of the pit
2.7. Public latrine management technique
2.7.1. Management
2.7.2. Training of caretaker
2.7.3. Public health education
2.7.4. Maintenance
2.7.5. Economy and fees
2.7.6. Monitoring and supervision
3.8. Summary of the review
CHAPTER THREE
3.0. Description of the study area
3.1. Brief history of Awka
3.2. Location of the study area
3.3. The physical characteristics
3.3.1. Topography and geology
3.3.2. Climate
3.3.3. Vegetation
3.3.4. Hydrology and surface drainage
3.3.5. Soil
3.3.6. Population of the area
3.4. Physical feature of Awka
3.5. Social/economic features
3.6. Urban structural plan
3.7. Land use pattern classification
3.8. Major area having public latrine
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0. Research methodology
4.1. The research design
4.2. Sources of data
4.2.1. Primary source of data
4.2.2. Secondary data
4.3. Methods of data collection
4.4. Methods of data analysis
4.4.1. Determination of sample size (population)
4.5. Procedure for data collection
4.6. Constrains of data analysis
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0. Data analysis and survey
5.1. Analysis and presentation of responses
5.2. Problems of public latrine
5.2.1. Pollution of the environment
5.2.2. Pollution of water sources and food
5.2.3. Abuse of public toilet
5.2.4. Lack of maintenance
5.2.5. Lack of public health education
5.3. Strategies for Managing public latrine
5.3.1. Safe and clean environment
5.3.2. Provision of public toilets
5.3.4. Maintenance and management
CHAPTER SIX
6.0. Findings, Recommendation/Conclusion
6.1. Summary of findings
6.2. Avoiding risks of disease outbreak
6.2.1. Open defecation
6.2.2. Not washing your hands
6.2.3. Leaving dishes on the ground
6.3. Recommendation
6.4. Conclusion
References
Questionnaire
CHAPTER ONE
1.0. INTRODUCTION
1.1. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The issue of environmental health is a local, state, regional and national concern. As a result of man’s increase on population, his influence upon the environment and strive for survival has invariably neglected and unconsciously ensured the pollution of his environment.
Public latrines date back to the second century B.C and became quite popular with the Romans. The poor generally used pots, which they were supposed to empty into the sewer, or they visited public latrines.
Lord Amulree tells of an interesting anecdote: The site where Julies Ceasar was assassinated, the Hall of curia in the theatre of pompey, was turned into a public latrine due to the dishonor it had witnessed. The sewer system like a little stream or river, ran beneath, carrying the wastes away to the cloaca maxima, Amulree (1973).
The Romans recycled their waste water from the public baths by using it as part of the sewage that flowed under the latrines, serving as sort of a flushing system. Terra cotta piping was used in the plumbing that ran from the few homes that could afford it.
The Romans were the first to seal pipes in concrete in order to resist the high water pressure developed in siphons and elsewhere. In addition, Romans employed special officials called Aediles in order to superice the sanitary systems in the cities since the fifth century B.C Stambaugh (1988).
WHO and UNICEF (2000) stated that public latrine has serious consequences to health. It can be easily seen on the example of illness like diarrhea that continues to be a major killer disease in the developing world, due to the fact that a rather basic problem of how to deal with excreta still remains unresolved.
According to WHO (2004) 1.8 million people die every year from diarrhea diseases including cholera of which 90% are children under the age of five, mostly in developing countries. Who also stated that an improved water supply reduces diarrhea morbidity 25% to 6%, if severe outcomes are included, whereas improved sanitation reduces diarrhea morbidity by 32%.
It is this vein that the united nations children fund (UNICEF) embarked on community led sanitation programme in selected communities to teach people the importance of sanitation especially in the area of defecating in open places; this is not unrelated to the lingering challenge of building health friendly toilets in every household, public places as well as offices.
It is gradually becoming a tradition that is a natural behaviour, to see men and even women openly urinating on walls of offices and homes, not minding the potential environmental hazard such an act has on residents in the environment.
Defeating and urinating in open or undesignated spots is a habit that must be discouraged in every society because it poses serious health risk to the populace and defies the benefit of sanitation.
Sanitation as a method of containment and sanitization of public latrine is of utmost importance as it prevents spread of diseases and protects both human and environmental health. The lack of care of public latrine is something that is very common in most communities because people lack awareness of the environmental implication the human lives. The recommendations will provide a very good data for the formulations of public latrine system and its problems in Awka capital.
Furthermore, it will stimulate planning for effective health education and proper environmental protection and management. It will also create more curiosity for understanding and solving the problems associated with public latrine systems in Awka and similar problems in other places of the state.
1.2. STATEMENT OF RESEARCH PROBLEMS
It is obvious that the attention of government is directed towards solid waste disposal and evacuation, but public latrine system and its associated problems, which competes favourably with solid waste and pollution of our environment, causing most health hazards and infectious diseases is highly negleted.
The rate at which sources of drinking water is contaminated by siting latrines very close to wells and other water sources is alarming. Public latrine system and direct discharge of untreated sewage into water bodies leads to Entrophication, which causes death of acquatic lives.
This situation is also capable of propagating outbreak of endemic diseases like cholera, thereby depriving the inhabitants of the area of their sources of good drinking water. Public latrine system and is associated problems is really a serious problem that reads immediate attention because it constitutes health hazards if not properly managed.
It has been observed that during the era when bucket and bush “fresh style” toilet system were in vogue, death were common due to incessant out break of cholera and dysentery, which is as a result of contaminated food and drinking water. Smith (1979) said that clean and safe environment is one of the greatest assets one can give to his generation.
There has been a lot of write-up on public latrine system, but none has succinctly addressed the associated problems. This study will go a long way investigating the problems that are associated with public latrine.
One of the problems that are really disturbing in Awka is the insufficiency of toilet facilities. Both in compounds, hostels and public places, there are not enough latrines to serve the people. Talking about streets like Ndum, Oyeoka Onuorah Ichide and Olokwu streets, it is noticed that they suffer from lack of insufficient toilet facilities. As we go ahead in this study, we will look into proffering solutions to these problems.
1.3. RESEARCH QUESTIONS
- What are the problems associated with public latrine systems?
- What are the ways to identify the source through which public latrine system pollutes the air and water source?
- What are the problems hindering adequate cleaning and maintenance of public latrine system?
- What are the solutions to the rate at which public produces offensive odour in the environment?
- What are the problems encountered by users of public latrine?
1.4. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
The goal of this study is to examine the problems associated with public latrine system in Awka capital territory with a view to developing a strategy for enhancing effectiveness and efficiency in Awka territory.
In order to achieve the stated goal, the following objectives are pursued:
- To identify the problems associated with public latrine.
- To identify how public latrine pollutes the air and water source.
- To proffer solutions to proper cleaning and maintenance of public latrine.
- To identify the health implication of public latrine and proffer solution to the offensive odour it emits.
- To assess the existing toilet facilities within Awka urban to know whether there are problems being encountered by the users and make solutions.
1.5. STATEMENT OF HYPOTHESIS
Research hypothesis helps to give the study a sense of direction and guide of investigation. In view of this, the following hypothesis will be tested to ascertain their validities as regards the study on the problems of pubic latrine systems in Awka.
The following working hypothesis have been formulated for this study:
Ho: There is no significant relationship between outbreak of disease and public latrine system.
Hi: There is a significant relationship between outbreak of disease and public latrine system.
Ho: There is no need for the provisions of latrine in public places
Hi: There is need for the provision of latrines in public places.
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