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ISSN: 2641-6794

Open Access Journal of Environmental & Soil Science

Research Article(ISSN: 2641-6794)

Students’ Sanitation Practices in Lagos: A Case Study of Selected Secondary Schools in Ifako Ijaye Local Government Area, Lagos State

Volume 5 - Issue 1

Hassan YO1*, Fagbemi KB2, Ogungbemi AO3 and Adedini AJ4

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    • 1Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Lagos, Akoka
    • 2Department of Architectural Technology, Federal Polytechnic, Ile-Oluji, Ondo State
    • 3Department of Estate Management and Valuation, Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu
    • 4Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu

    *Corresponding author: Hassan YO, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Lagos, Akoka

Received: March 20, 2020;   Published: June 17, 2020

DOI: 10.32474/OAJESS.2020.05.000202

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Abstract

The study investigates availability and adequacy of sanitation practices on learning in selected secondary schools in Ifako Ijaiye local government area of Lagos State, Nigeria. In order to select the secondary schools which, the study was cover, stratified sampling was employed to select 192 students in public and private secondary within the study area. The result of the findings revealed that there is variation in terms availability and adequacy of sanitation facilities across schools within the study area, and that highest percent of students’ claimed of washing hand twice, majority of school (85.3%) means of waste disposal was un-sustainable (open burning) detrimental to students health and well-being. In light of this, the study concludes that environmental sanitation facilities are available in both public and private schools selected in the study area but differs in term of quantity and quality. This calls for improve and increase sanitation facilities in the affected schools, rules and regulations, health educating parent on sanitation and health and development of maintenance strategy so as to make the facilities maintain their initial condition as at the time of installation.

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