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Assessment of the environmental health issues affecting residential areas along river tille Katsina metropolitan, Katsina State, Nigeria
Authors
Suleiman Iguda Ladan, Mohammed Babatsu Mayaki
Abstract
Environmental health as a branch of
public health focuses on the interrelationships between people and their
environment, promotes human health and wellbeing and fosters healthy and safe
communities. This branch of public health was well established during the
British colonial administration and the subsequent administrations that came to
power in Nigeria. However, recent developments have shown that environmental
health have not been given the emphasis it deserves as a form of preventive
health mechanism in Nigeria. This paper assesses the environmental health
issues affecting residential areas around River Ginzo in Katsina metropolis,
Katsina State. Data for the study was generated through field visit to the
residential areas to observe firsthand environmental health issues affecting
the area and to collect pictorial evidences of the issues that were incorporated
in the study. Semi-structured questionnaires were administered on fifty (50)
respondents from five residential areas that were purposively sampled for the
study. Descriptive analysis was used to analyze the data using graphs,
percentages and tabulations. The results have shown that the environmental
health issues affecting the residential area are incidences of flooding,
improper waste disposal, air pollution, risk of spread of diseases and open
defecation. The government has responded in a number of ways to address the
issues while the committee of residents have also made efforts. There is
therefore the need for a holistic and concerted approach towards addressing the
environmental health issues for improved health of the residents.
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Pages:18-26
How to cite this article:
Suleiman Iguda Ladan, Mohammed Babatsu Mayaki "Assessment of the environmental health issues affecting residential areas along river tille Katsina metropolitan, Katsina State, Nigeria". International Journal of Environmental and Ecology Research, Vol 5, Issue 1, 2023, Pages 18-26
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