Health-seeking behavior and waste management practices among women in major urban markets in Owerri, Nigeria

Ezedike, Cyprian; Ohazurike, Eudora; Emetumah, Faisal C.; Ajaegbu, Okechukwu Odinaka

doi:10.3934/publichealth.2020015

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“…Further studies show that public views are often not included in decision makings as their inputs are ignored when it comes to making waste management decisions (Oteng-Ababio, 2014). The use of political influence to push people to accept what politicians desire instead of what the people wish for, discourages them from attending subsequent meetings (Ezedike et al, 2020). Furthermore, bureaucracy by governments creates challenges when it comes to implementing decisions taken at public meetings (Nayak et al, 2014).…”

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Challenges of Public Participation in Solid Waste Management at Nkanfoa Landfill Site in the Cape Coast Municipality of Ghana

Kofi,

Kwame,

Kwabena

et al. 2023

JSD

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Public participation in waste management is considered a sustainable approach to waste management as such it should be embraced. In municipalities of developing countries like Ghana, public outcry over the wrong location of waste dumpsites and poor public interest in waste management has called for this study to understand how public participation contributes to efficiency in solid waste management. For those living close to waste dump sites, conditions including odour and smoke pollution are believed to be avoidable when the public participates in decision making on the location of waste dump sites. This study investigated challenges facing Nkanfoa community regarding their involvement in waste management decision making. A mixed method approach was used to gain an in-depth understanding of the challenges associated with public participation in solid waste management. The findings showed that the community members feel their concerns are not factored into the decision making process of the assembly as such a lack of trust between them and the municipal assembly. Also, there is the perception that political office holders interfere in public meetings and are not accountable to citizens hence the public apathy towards collective waste management decision making and their unwillingness to pay for waste services. The study concludes that for community participation in waste management to be effective, there should be online platforms for verification of the extent to which assemblies engage the public in collective decision making and this should be one criteria for allocating more common funds to district assemblies that perform well on this indicator.

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Challenges of Public Participation in Solid Waste Management at Nkanfoa Landfill Site in the Cape Coast Municipality of Ghana

Kofi,

Kwame,

Kwabena

et al. 2023

JSD

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“…12, Issue 1, pp: 16-29, 2023 In carrying out ordinal regression, dummy variables which are dichotomous co-efficient that can fit into the regression model were created for both dependent and independent variables. The ordinal regression applied in the study is the Generalized Linear Model (GENLIN) which predicts the proportional odds of the dependent ordinal variables (Ezedike et al, 2020). The GENLIN can be described as general multivariate regression model Hypothesis tests with the GENLIN model can go the multivariate way where columns of Y (dependent variable) are tested together or as several independent univariate tests where columns of Y are tested independently (Harrell Jr, 2015).…”

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Predictors of Households’ Adoption of Gas Cooking Stove in Some Rural Communities of Abia and Ebonyi States, Southeast Nigeria

Azuwike,

Duru,

Nkwam-Uwaoma

et al. 2023

Adv. J Social Sci.

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This paper aims at the factors that predict household’s adoption of gas cooking stoves in selected rural communities of Southeast Nigeria. Leaning on theories of Knowledge gap, Groupthink, Technological determinism and Innovation Diffusion, it explores the theme of adoption as a selective process while interrogating the idea of an energy ladder. The paper probes the factors that accentuate poor energy choices in the face of availability of the better domestic energy source, gas. Based on data from 600 respondents, 300 from each of the southeastern Nigeria states of Abia and Ebonyi, an ordinal regression in the form of a Generalized Linear Model was used to predict the proportional odds of the dependent ordinal variables. Parameter estimates of the regression model predicting ordinal likelihood (odds) of using cooking gas indicate that none of the categories underage bracket were significant. The odds of households with male heads having very high usage of cooking gas stove were 1.563 (95% CI, .882 to 1.830) times more than that of households with female heads. The odds are against larger households; households with heads that are of lower education levels; households that regularly cook with fuelwood and those with lower income. The study recommends advocacy to bridge the knowledge gap and a subsidization regime that can overcome the income challenge.

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“…Low-income locations face additional complexities and hurdles, which include the implementation and consequent breakdown of inappropriate technologies [6], user-rejected top-down MSWM designs [7], vehicular inaccessibility due to cursory urban planning, and the scarcity of government-run facilities [8]. All these factors contribute to MSWM remaining an unresolved challenge [9], particularly in low-income regions. As such, there is a consensus that a solution to the solid waste management challenge in low-income countries must be locally developed to remain long-lasting [4,[10][11][12][13].…”

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Simple Is Better When Appropriate: An Innovative Approach to Biowaste Treatment Using Wild Black Soldier Fly

Chineme,

Shumo,

Assefa

et al. 2023

Solid Waste Management - Recent Advances, New Trends and Applications

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The acknowledgement that “technology is not a panacea” creates opportunities to dialog about appropriate technologies that keep the local context at the forefront of deriving solutions. The Black Soldier Fly (BSF) biowaste treatment method offers one such opportunity, and its simplistic adaptation is critical in locations with waste collection and management challenges. In this chapter, the importance of local context on viable waste solutions will be discussed with the applicability of appropriate technology strategies. First, the Black Soldier Fly waste treatment method will be distinguished as an appropriate technology for low-income communities. Then, a brief history of the nascent BSF method will be traced, followed by the production scales favored by world regions. Finally, an open BSF bioreactor case study will be introduced and analyzed.

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Health-seeking behavior and waste management practices among women in major urban markets in Owerri, Nigeria

Cited by 6 publications

References 67 publications

Challenges of Public Participation in Solid Waste Management at Nkanfoa Landfill Site in the Cape Coast Municipality of Ghana

Challenges of Public Participation in Solid Waste Management at Nkanfoa Landfill Site in the Cape Coast Municipality of Ghana

Predictors of Households’ Adoption of Gas Cooking Stove in Some Rural Communities of Abia and Ebonyi States, Southeast Nigeria

Simple Is Better When Appropriate: An Innovative Approach to Biowaste Treatment Using Wild Black Soldier Fly

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