- Author(s): Dr. Anurugwo Appolonia Osita, Prof. N. E. Umezulike
- Volume 11, No 1, 2023
This study investigated rural women’s participation-level in water sanitation component of Primary Health Care in South-East Nigeria. This study was necessitated by the demeaning health status of most rural women in the study
area. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design because it portrayed information collected from sample as they were, without manipulation. The population of the study was 34, 859 rural women from which
a sample of 395 respondents was drawn through multi-staged sampling technique. Rural Women’s Participation in Water and Sanitation Questionnaire (r-0.87) was used to obtain the data. Data collected were analysed using mean
and standard deviation for the research questions and t-test for the hypotheses at 0.05 significance level. Findings showed that rural women in South-East participate to a low extent in water and sanitation component of Primary Health Care; food hygiene 2.37, body hygiene 2.37, environmental cleanliness 2.24.There was no significant difference between the mean ratings of young and middle-aged rural women on the participation of rural women in water and sanitation through food hygiene (P-value 1.39, df 374). The study recommended among others that rural women should be sensitised about water and sanitation activities in their respective women organizations to enable them live healthier lifestyle.