Availability and accessibility of toilet facilities among low-income households in selected settlements of Cape Coast Metropolis, Ghana

IF 1.6 4区 环境科学与生态学 Q3 WATER RESOURCES
Rogers Kipkoech, M. Takase, A. Aliyu, Joy Kibet, Faith Mugah
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Abstract

Cape Coast Metropolis faces a serious lack of adequate toilet facilities among low-income households, which has led to poor sanitation and health. This research is aimed at exploring and providing valuable data on the availability and accessibility of toilet facilities among low-income households. Using a simple random sampling technique,100 closed-ended questionnaires were equally administered to respondents in four Cape Coast Metropolis communities. Descriptive statistics were used to assess the types of toilet facilities available, identify the accessibility of toilet facilities, and ascertain challenges in providing toilet facilities. Spearman's correlation coefficient was used to explore the relationship between income source and toilet facilities in households. All statistical analyses were done using SPSS version 21. The findings were presented in the form of tables. This result reveals that there is a significant lack of toilet facilities among the residents. Regarding the level of accessibility, most adults (79%) and children (72%) used household toilet facilities for defecation, while 14% of adults and 16% of children in the household were using toilet facilities outside the household. Open defecation near the house was more prevalent among children (11%) than adults (6%) which shows unwillingness by most families to invest in improving toilet facilities.
加纳开普海岸大都市选定定居点低收入家庭厕所设施的可用性和可及性
低收入家庭严重缺乏足够的厕所设施,导致环境卫生和健康状况不佳。这项研究旨在探索并提供关于低收入家庭厕所设施可用性和可及性的宝贵数据。使用简单的随机抽样技术,对四个开普海岸大都市社区的受访者进行了100份封闭式问卷调查。描述性统计用于评估可用厕所设施的类型,确定厕所设施的可及性,并确定提供厕所设施的挑战。采用Spearman相关系数探讨了家庭收入来源与厕所设施之间的关系。所有的统计分析均使用SPSS版本21进行。调查结果以表格形式呈现。这一结果表明,居民中厕所设施严重不足。关于无障碍水平,大多数成年人(79%)和儿童(72%)使用家庭厕所设施排便,而家庭中14%的成年人和16%的儿童使用家庭外的厕所设施。儿童(11%)在家附近露天排便比成年人(6%)更普遍,这表明大多数家庭不愿意投资改善厕所设施。
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CiteScore
3.10
自引率
11.80%
发文量
58
审稿时长
16 weeks
期刊介绍: The Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development is a peer-reviewed journal devoted to the dissemination of high-quality information on the science, policy and practice of drinking-water supply, sanitation and hygiene at local, national and international levels.
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