National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Open defecation is a global practice, the prevalence of which differs from country to country, and from region to region. The prevalence is particularly significant in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. The aim of this study was to examine the open defecation profile of rural communities of Cross River and AkwaIbom States in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, focusing on the level of sanitation of the two states. A cross-sectional study was adopted, employing a multi-stage random sampling using questionnaires which were distributed to sampled households in the two states. The result revealed a high significant difference (P < 0.01) between rural Cross River and AkwaIbom States with respect to availability of sanitation facilities. 190(90.48%) and 98(46.67%) respondents in Cross River and AkwaIbom States respectively, owned faecal facilities including 17(9.91%) and 25(21.51%) respondents in Cross River and AkwaIbom States owning water closet connected to septic system, respectively. Also, 105(56.15%) respondents in Cross River State and 39(39.80%) in AkwaIbom State owned simple pit latrines, while 20(9.52%) and 112(52.33%) respondents in Cross River and AkwaIbom States, respectively, did not own faecal disposal facilities, indicating open defecation as alternative. Respondents with improved sanitation coverage in Cross River and AkwaIbom States were 61.90% and 38.10% respectively, while unimproved sanitation respondents recorded 31.43% and 68.57% respectively, indicating that sanitation and coverage are worse in AkwaIbom State. This study identifies absence of sanitation facilities as a big factor influencing open defecation in rural Cross River State communities and rural coastal communities in AkwaIbom State.
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