Knowledge, attitudes and practice of solid waste disposal among residents of a selected community in Kano State, Nigeria

Authors

  • Abuhuraira Ado Musa Department of Public Health, National Orthopedic Hospital Dala, Kano, Nigeria Department of Applied Health Sciences, School of Health Sciences (SHS), Saint Monica University, Cameroon Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences Bayero University Kano, Kano, Nigeria
  • Yusuf Muhammad Abdullahi Department of Environmental Health, School of Health Sciences, Maryam Abacha American University of Niger, Maradi, Niger
  • Maryam Dahiru Umar Department of Applied Health Sciences, School of Health Sciences (SHS), Saint Monica University, Cameroon
  • Shehu Bello Department of Physical and Health Education, Faculty of Education, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria
  • Faisal Muhammad Department of Public Health, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Daffodil International University, Dhaka Bangladesh Otu Institute of Research and Training (OIRT), London, United Kingdom

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20212999

Keywords:

Waste disposal, Community, Environmental Health, Kano

Abstract

Background: This study aimed to assess the level of knowledge, attitudes, and practice of solid waste disposal among residents of the Husuren-Kwari community in Kano, Nigeria.

Methods: A non-experimental descriptive survey research design was adopted and data were obtained from June to October 2019. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 45 households as the samples. The data was collected using a semi-structured questionnaire. The data obtained were analyzed using a statistical package for social sciences software.

Results: In this study, more than half (53.3%) of the respondents were ≥36 years and 80.0% of them were males. About 42.2% of the respondents had a secondary level of education and 44.4% of the respondents were farmers. Close nine-tenths (88.9%) of the respondents agreed that proper waste disposal is any means that we can get rid of unwanted materials and 84.4% know the local method of disposing of waste. Only 24.4% of the respondents were aware of the modern methods of solid waste disposal. Little above half (51.1%) of the respondents were using the burning method to dispose of the waste, and close to half (46.7%) of the respondents were dumping the waste in front of the house.

Conclusions: The finding reported a poor level of knowledge, negative attitude, and poor level of practice regarding waste disposal among the people of this community. The government and non-governmental organizations should organize a massive campaign on the importance of proper waste disposal and to create awareness on proper waste disposal practices.

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2021-07-27

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Musa, A. A., Abdullahi, Y. M., Umar, M. D., Bello, S., & Muhammad, F. (2021). Knowledge, attitudes and practice of solid waste disposal among residents of a selected community in Kano State, Nigeria. International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 8(8), 3760–3765. https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20212999

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