RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INCINERATION AND THE INCIDENCE OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES AMONG HOUSEHOLDS IN NORTH WEST ZONE, NIGERIA

This study examined the relationship between incineration and the incidence of communicable diseases among households in North West, Nigeria. Ex-post facto research design was used. The respondents were drawn through simple random sampling, proportionate sampling and systematic sampling techniques. A total of one thousand, one hundred and fifty-two (1,152) households were used as a sample for this study. A close-ended questionnaire was used to obtain responses from the respondents, one thousand, one hundred and fifty-two (1,152) copies of the questionnaire were administered, retrieved and valid for analysis. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research question and the hypothesis was tested at a 0.05 level of significance using PPMC. The findings of the study revealed that there is a significant relationship between incineration and the incidence of communicable diseases (cholera, typhoid and malaria) among households in North West Nigeria. (p = 0.013 < 0.05; r = 0.717). Based on the findings of the study, it was concluded that there is a positive relationship between incineration and the incidence of communicable diseases among households in North West Nigeria. It was recommended that there should be an effort from the local community to provide a public incineration where households will quickly dispose of the waste product.