This study examined the potential influence of homes and schools on evolving sustainable sanitation behaviour among secondary school students in Ogbomoso, Nigeria. Data for the study were obtained from 379 systematically selected students from the three generations of stratified schools in the town. Findings conclude that the students' knowledge on what constitutes ideal sanitation behaviour was high enough. However, the physical amenities through which the knowledge can be practiced were grossly inadequate both at students' homes and schools. The inadequacies were both quantitative and qualitative. The inadequacies of sanitation became clear in the students' responses; some of which the teachers and parents might have been practising. The study concluded that for homes and schools to act as correlates of evolving sustainable sanitation behaviour among these future adults, teaching on how to develop good hygiene behaviour must be matched with corresponding provision of environmental sanitation amenities.
Against the background of uncontrolled urbanization, the sprawling slum formation and the need for equitable distribution of basic facilities in cities, this paper analyses the spatial pattern of public secondary schools in Ogbomoso North local government with the view to suggest necessary means of improving urban access to basic facilities and services. The inventory of the location of the public secondary schools was taken;spatial analysis and conformity with the acceptable service radius were appraised. Household survey was conducted on 526 respondents using a structured questionnaire administered through multistage sampling system.Likert method was used to scale the ordinal data, making them amenable to parametric testing. Nearest neighbor analysis technique was used to explain the spatial pattern of public secondary schools in the study area using Geographic Information System (GIS). Buffering analysis was also done to show the catchment area of the schools and explain the distance accessibility to them viz-a-viz the acceptable service radii. With the nearest neighbor index of 0.57, meaning that the schools are relatively Buffering analysis showed that 47.9% of Ogbomoso North Local Government is not served with a public secondary school within 1600m radius. The study thus recommends the preparation of a functional master plan that will be sensitive to ergonomic space usage and equitable city development.
This study evaluated street cleaning operations in Osun State, Nigeria. Data for the study were obtained from the street cleaners and residents through the administration of questionnaires. The study revealed that the cleaners were poorly paid, lacked job security and access to medical care, were poorly equipped and had no insurance policy cover. Waste generated from street cleaning operations was poorly managed; cleaners therefore adopted disposal methods that were not sanitary. Cleaners were exposed to hazards such as insect stings, offensive sights and odours, snakebites and automobile accidents. Residents perceived that the street cleaning operation had brought tremendous improvement to the sanitation conditions of selected roads; however, they were not ready to pay service charges. The study concluded that for the street cleaning operation to be sustainable, the working conditions of the cleaners and equipment provision must be substantially improved; and residents' perception of street cleaning operations as a social service changed.
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