Sanitation management at Bassajabalaba Secondary School in Bushenyi District Ishaka Municipality
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2017-08
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Kampala International University, School of Allied Health Sciences
Abstract
Inadequate sanitation has been found to be a major problem in primary schools and now as UPE begins to offload pupils into secondary school system, the same problem might begin to affect secondary schools. This study therefore sets out to investigate the sanitation management at Bassajjabalaba Secondary school Bushenyi District Ishaka Municipality. Two objectives were considered in this study namely,
To find out the different kinds of sanitation facilities available at Bassajjabalaba secondary school Bushenyi district Ishaka Municipality
To examine students awareness of the consequences of poor sanitation at Bassajjabalaba secondary school in Bushenyi district Ishaka municipality
The required information was gathered using four methods namely, in-depth interviews, survey, focus group discussions and observation. Two categories of respondents were used including head teachers and students. It was found that although the sampled secondary school own a variety of sanitation facailities,there is generally inadequate coverage of sanitation facilities at the school and the phenomenon is exacerbated by the ever increasing student population due to increase in enrolment for secondary education resulting from Universal Primary Education.
The cleanliness of the available sanitation facilities is not at its best and this forms part of reasons why some students ignore using facilities and instead opt for use of bushes around school.
It was recommended that there is a need to develop sanitation programs under which the challenge should be tackled right from the root rather than attempting to manage the resultant consequences. School administrations need to priotize the aspect of sanitation and hygiene
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A research report submitted to the School Of Allied Health Sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Diploma In Clinical Medicine and Community Health of Kampala International University
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Sanitation management, Bassajabalaba Secondary School, Bushenyi District, Ishaka Municipality