CHATER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1       Background to the study

            This research was carried out to determine the attitude of people towards environmental sanitation in Area F of Nyanya community of Abuja municipal area council (AMAC) whether positive or negative.

            There is no doubt that the issue to environmental sanitation is nationwide; however the degree of attitude of the inhabitants vary. The characteristics of environmental sanitation is problems which exist by such factors as uncontrolled reuse disposals. Lack of good water supplies, well-constructed streets and pollution. Furthermore, most of these problems either cause diseases or reduce the life span of the people.

Environmental condition in many areas threatens to reverse the gain made in public health over the last several decades (Ukpong 1991). Every human should have a healthy and productive life in harmony with nature.

In a tragically degraded environment, human health is threatened; most cities of the world ae faced with problem of growth and environmental pollution.

    Babalola 1993 lamented over the declining environmental sanitation in Nigeria and appealed to all Nigerian s to be involved in maintaining good sanitation.

Despite various programs by different tiers of government to address the issue of environmental sanitation many Nigerians still have negative attitude towards environmental sanitation. Milas 1994.

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