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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dc.contributor.authorBagaja, Osman Mahad
dc.contributor.authorKing’ori, Isabella
dc.contributor.authorIreri, Anthony
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-13T11:51:23Z
dc.date.available2024-02-13T11:51:23Z
dc.date.issued2024-12
dc.descriptionArticleen_US
dc.description.abstractDespite 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBagaja, 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.7.1.1744en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.37284/eajhs.7.1.1744
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/27634
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEANSOen_US
dc.subjectSocio-Demographic Factorsen_US
dc.subjectCommunity Led Total Sanitationen_US
dc.subjectEmpirical Studyen_US
dc.subjectIsiolo Countyen_US
dc.subjectKenyaen_US
dc.titleSocio-Demographic Factors Associated with the Uptake of Community Led Total Sanitation: An Empirical Study among the Residents of Isiolo County, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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