Current water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) conditions in selected schools in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

IF 1.5 4区社会学 Q3 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

International Development Planning Review Pub Date : 2021-10-01 DOI:10.3828/idpr.2022.6

Meleruchi Wami, J. Fisher, Scott Akpilla, Tanja Radu

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Abstract

Access to improved water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in school contributes to an enabling learning environment and quality education, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This study investigated WASH conditions in twenty selected secondary schools in Rivers State, Nigeria with a total of 806 respondents. Results showed limited levels of WASH services according to the Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) ladder, with at least 30 per cent of schools having limited water and sanitation services and no hygiene services, and less than 10 per cent of students reporting water and soap for handwashing being always available. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations on the student-totoilet ratio (STR) were not met in most schools. This study provides new insights on WASH in schools using Rivers State, Nigeria as a case study and finds the current WASH conditions to be inadequate. Furthermore, the study provides transferable lessons having wider application across selected LMICs and can be used by stakeholders to better apply WASH interventions in schools.

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尼日利亚哈科特港部分学校目前的水、环境卫生和个人卫生状况

在学校获得改善的水、环境卫生和个人卫生(WASH)有助于创造有利的学习环境和优质教育，特别是在低收入和中等收入国家。本研究调查了尼日利亚河流州选定的20所中学的WASH条件，共有806名受访者。结果显示，根据联合监测规划(JMP)的阶梯，卫生服务的水平有限，至少30%的学校的水和卫生服务有限，没有卫生服务，不到10%的学生报告说，总是有用于洗手的水和肥皂。大多数学校没有达到世界卫生组织(WHO)关于学生与厕所比例(STR)的建议。本研究以尼日利亚河流州为例，为学校的WASH提供了新的见解，并发现目前的WASH条件不足。此外，该研究还提供了可转移的课程，在选定的低收入和中等收入国家有更广泛的应用，利益攸关方可以利用这些课程更好地在学校实施讲卫生干预措施。

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