Water Accessibility Challenges, and Implications on Children in Rural Border Communities of Oyo-Kwara State, Nigeria

• Autorzy: Kehinde Olayinka Popoola

Warianty tytułu

Wyzwania w zakresie dostępu do wody i ich wpływ na sytuację dzieci w wiejskich społecznościach przygranicznych stanu Oyo-Kwara w Nigerii

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Subject and purpose of work: This study examined water accessibility challenges, and the implications on children in rural border communities of Nigeria. Materials and methods: Primary data were used, and children (5-16 years) were respondents to the interview and questionnaire. Results: The study revealed there were more male children (58%) than female children (42%) and many of them were in the age bracket 11-15 years with about (53.9%) of them without formal education. The results further revealed that 69.9% of the respondents indicated that their major source of water is a stream and river. Also, the majority of the respondents (71%) trek long distances and (82.9%) spend more than 30 minutes travelling to collect water in distant villages especially during the dry season. This situation usually takes them away from their education and even affect their school attendance. Conclusions: The study recommended the need for the equitable provision of an improved water supply and ensure children are secured in collecting water for their households. (original abstract)

Przedmiot i cel opracowania: Przedmiotem badania były wyzwania w zakresie dostępu do wody i ich wpływ na sytuację dzieci w wiejskich społecznościach przygranicznych w Nigerii. Materiały i metody: Wykorzystano dane pierwotne, uzyskane na podstawie wywiadów i kwestionariuszy, których adresatami były dzieci (w wieku 5-16 lat). Wyniki:: Wśród respondentów przeważali chłopcy (58%), a dziewczynki stanowiły 42% populacji badania, dominowały dzieci w przedziale wiekowym 11-15 lat, 53,9%) z nich nie pobierało żadnej formalnej edukacji. 69,9% ankietowanych dzieci deklarowało, że pozyskiwało wodę głównie ze strumienia lub rzeki. Większość respondentów (71%) pokonywało duże odległości i poświęcało ponad 30 minut (82,9%), by pozyskać wodę z odległych wsi, zwłaszcza w porze suchej. Ta sytuacja zwykle niekorzystnie wpływała na ich edukację, a nawet uniemożliwiała uczęszczanie do szkoły. Wnioski: W opracowanych zaleceniach podkreślono konieczność zagwarantowania bardziej sprawiedliwego dostępu do nowocześniejszych źródeł poboru wody i zapewnienia dzieciom bezpieczeństwa podczas pozyskiwania wody dla gospodarstw domowych. (abstrakt oryginalny)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Rural areas; City; Water; Rural population

PL

Obszary wiejskie; Miasto; Woda; Ludność wiejska

• Czasopismo: Economic and Regional Studies
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: 15
• Numer: nr 4
• Strony: 581--600

Twórcy

autor

Kehinde Olayinka Popoola

• Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

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DOI

10.2478/ers-2022-0039