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Assessment Of The Effectiveness Of Environmental Sanitation In The Control Of Malaria
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1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
The
general objective is to carry out an assessment of the effectiveness of
environmental sanitation in the control of malaria, using Abeokuta
metropolis as a case study. The specific objectives are:
1. To
ascertain if inhabitants of Abeokuta metropolis know the implications of
indiscriminate waste disposal in their environment.
2. To find out the level of efficiency in the control and management of waste in Abeokuta metropolis.
3. To know the rate of malaria infection among inhabitants of Abeokuta metropolis.
4. To investigate if inhabitants of Abeokuta metropolis adopt an effective environmental sanitation.
5. To examine the effect of environmental sanitation on the spread of malaria among inhabitants of Abeokuta metropolis.
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
The relevant research questions related to this study are:
1. Do inhabitants of Abeokuta metropolis know the implications of indiscriminate waste disposal in their environment?
2. What is the level of efficiency in the control and management of waste in Abeokuta metropolis?
3. What is the rate of malaria infection among inhabitants of Abeokuta metropolis?
4. Do inhabitants of Abeokuta metropolis adopt an effective environmental sanitation?
5. What is the effect of environmental sanitation on the spread of malaria among inhabitants of Abeokuta metropolis?
1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
Considering
the significant of the environment on the control and prevention of
malaria, this study was aimed at assessing environmental sanitation
practices on malaria prevention and control bin Abeokuta metropolis. The
findings in this study are also important to the government because it
elucidates the need for government to provide an effective waste
management and control scheme.
This study will enhance the existing
body of literature by contemplating the areas of the literature that
have not yet been examined or considered and incorporating these factors
into the current study. The study will thus form the basis for further
studies in the field.
1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
The scope of this
study is limited to the assessment of the effectiveness of
environmental sanitation in the control of malaria. Due to financial and
time
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