Perceived Effects of Poor Sanitation on Health of Undergraduate Students in Hall of Residents, University of Ilorin

Abstract

Sanitation refers as the strategies and practice with regards to protecting health through various measures. Diseases associated with poor sanitation include cholera, diarrhea, dysentery, as well as typhoid among others. The safe and clean environment can promote the health of the students and animate dynamic learning. It is in line with this that the study aimed to investigate the perceived effects of poor sanitation on health of undergraduate students in hall of residents, University of Ilorin. The theory of Sanitary Movement was used to further explain the phenomena of effects of poor sanitation. The study used multi-stage sampling technique to select 222 respondents for the study. The data collected were analysed using spearman rank correlation. The results indicated that there is a positive relationship between diarrhoea and poor sanitation. The outcomes further revealed that there is relationship between typhoid and poor sanitation. In view of the findings, it recommends that undergraduate students staying in hall of residents should maintain a sanitized environment to avoid diarrhea infection and should ensure they properly cover and preserve food from bacterium contamination to avoid typhoid infection.