Socio-Demographic Factors Associated with the Uptake of Community Led Total Sanitation: An Empirical Study among the Residents of Isiolo County, Kenya
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Date
2024-12
Authors
Bagaja, Osman Mahad
King’ori, Isabella
Ireri, Anthony
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EANSO
Abstract
Despite Kenya aiming to achieve 100% ODF status by 2030 and adopting
CLTS, about 5.6 million (14%) of the population practice OD. Thus, this study
was guided by the research question: What is the level of uptake of community
led total sanitation among residents of Isiolo County? The study used a
descriptive cross-sectional methodology and conducted among residents of
Isiolo Sub-County, Kenya. The study sampled 373 household heads from
population of about 21,870 household heads for the study. Systematic random
sampling was used to select the participants. An inclusion and exclusion
criteria-based period lived in the county and consent to participate in the study
were used. Data collection instruments entailed structured questionnaires for
households’ heads, key informant interview (KII) guides for opinion leaders,
and an observation checklist. The content validity of the tools was assessed by
expert from the department of Environmental Health at Kenyatta University.
The tools were piloted in Longopito Sub-location with 37 households.
Reliability of the tools was assessed using the piloted data through the testretest technique. The paired data sets were correlated, giving R=0.75. The
study found an association between demographic factors and the uptake of
CLTS in Isiolo county. The uptake of CLTS was found to be low with almost
half of the sampled residents lacking latrines. The study concludes there were
a number of demographic factors that were significantly associated with the
utilization of CLTS including the highest level of education (χ2=66.866, p =
0.001), Occupation (χ2=12.690, p = 0.002), Average monthly family income
(KShs) (χ2=43.373, p = 0.012) and number of household members (χ2=6.948,
p = 0.044). The study also found that Isiolo County had a low uptake rate for
community-led total sanitation. Only three out of ten households in the county
uptake CLTS. The study recommends that the County Government of Isiolo
should scale up health education programs on community led total sanitation.
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Keywords
Socio-Demographic Factors, Community Led Total Sanitation, Empirical Study, Isiolo County, Kenya
Citation
Bagaja, O., King’ori, I., & Ireri, A. (2024). Socio-Demographic Factors Associated with the Uptake of Community Led Total Sanitation: An Empirical Study among the Residents of Isiolo County, Kenya. East African Journal of Health and Science, 7(1), 80-94. https://doi.org/10.37284/eajhs.7.1.1744