Evaluation of Sanitation Management at Bassajabalaba Secondary School in Bushenyi District Ishaka Municipality
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2023
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International Digital Organization for Scientific Research
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Inadequate sanitation has been found to be a major problem in primary schools and now as Universal Primary Education (UPE) begins to offload pupils into the secondary school system, the same problem might begin to affect secondary schools. This study, therefore, sets out to investigate sanitation management at Bassajjabalaba Secondary School Bushenyi District in Ishaka Municipality. The required information was gathered using four methods namely, indepth interviews, surveys, 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 on a variety of sanitation facilities, there is generally inadequate coverage of sanitation facilities at the school, and the phenomenon is exacerbated by the ever-increasing student population due to increasing 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 the reasons why some students ignore using facilities and instead opt for use of bushes around the 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 prioritize the aspect of sanitation and hygiene.