@article{MAKHILLJEAS2020151319360,
    title = {Availability of Structural Water Related Facilities in Selected Primary Schools: A Survey of
Children’s Attitude and Practice towards Facilities},
    journal = {Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences},
    volume = {15},
    number = {13},
    pages = {2740-2751},
    year = {2020},
    issn = {1816-949x},
    doi = {jeasci.2020.2740.2751},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1816-949x&doi=jeasci.2020.2740.2751},
    author = {Olufunmilayo,Emmanuel. and},
    keywords = {Attitude,safe water,sanitation,hand washing,children},
    abstract = {Safe structural water, sanitation and hygiene
facilities and good hygiene practices contribute to the
survival and development of children. In the world, there
are 2 billion people who lack basic sanitation services,
seven out of ten people who still lacked basic sanitation
services live in the rural areas mainly in the least
developed countries. Every day, over 800 children die
from preventable diseases caused by poor water and a
lack of sanitation and hygiene, poor sanitation in schools
also affects attendance rates, particularly of girls.
Available data showing the status of WASH in school in
Nigeria led to the conduct of the survey in selected
primary schools located in rural areas of the country.
Questionnaires developed were designed to obtain
information from selected number of schools on
availability of water, sanitation and hygiene facilities and
knowledge, attitude and practice of students on facilities.
Questionnaires administered to pupils were targeted at
gender balance to comprise of equal number of boys and
girls in each school. It was found that 47.7% of the 174
schools surveyed had no water facilities installed in the
schools and <50% of the schools have a latrine/student
ratio of 1:62 students. It is recommended that to achieve
the sustainability of installed facilities in schools, capacity
building of stakeholders on WASH activities must be in
place.}
    }