Health and Sanitation Condition in Selected Traditional Markets in South-West Nigeria

Abstract

This study examined health and sanitation condition Practices among Traders of across market in Akure, Ondo state of Nigeria. Descriptive survey design was used for the study in collecting and analyzing data. In all 205 questionnaire were administered using random sampling methods. The result of the findings found that 49.3% of respondents' rush to defecate in the gutter and open drainage, 51.7% of respondents' non-usage of an available public toilet due to unclean condition. The study further found that 48.8% of toilet were been managed by the market management, facility are fairly inadequate (90.8%). However, the study concludes on the need to improve waste collection, storage, and disposal at the market place to reduce the potential of spread of infectious diseases and environmental degradation, and called on the local government to take steps in promoting community participation in sanitation services, particularly at the market places since it is their bond constitutionally.