EFFECT OF HEALTH EDUCATION INTERVENTION ON KNOWLEDGE, AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS WASTE MANAGEMENT AMONG RESIDENTS OF KANO STATE, NIGERIA

The paper assessed the effect of health education intervention on knowledge, and attitude towards waste management among residents of Kano State, Nigeria. To achieve the purposes identified to guide the paper the knowledge of waste management among residents of Kano State, Nigeria before and after Health Education Intervention and attitude towards waste management among residents of Kano State, Nigeria before and after Health Education Intervention Quasi pre-test, post-test experimental design was used as it compares treatment with no treatment. Participants are assigned to either the experimental, or control group, and are measured or tested both before and after the health education intervention. The population of the study comprised of sixteen million, eight hundred and thirty-three, six hundred and eighty (16,833,680) residents of Kano State. A sample size of sixty (60) was selected as sample size for this study. A descriptive statistic of frequencies and percentages was used to describe the demographic characteristics of the respondents. Mean and standard deviation was used to answer research questions. The hypotheses were tested using inferential statistics; Paired sample t-test was used to test the hypotheses. The findings reveals that the knowledge of waste management among residents of Kano State, Nigeria before and after Health Education Intervention is significant (t = 6.101; p = 0.003).The attitude towards waste management among residents of Kano State, Nigeria before and after Health Education Intervention is significant (t = 34641; p = 0.001). The study concluded that, Health education intervention in knowledge of waste management among residents of Kano State Nigeria is effective. Health education intervention in attitude towards waste management among residents of Kano State Nigeria is effective. The study recommended that: Residents of Kano State should actively participate in health education Intervention related to environmental sanitation and waste management. They should adopt positive attitudes and sustainable practices such as waste sorting, recycling, and proper disposal to maintain a cleaner environment. Community members are encouraged to form environmental clubs or sanitation committees to foster collective responsibility for cleanliness and waste control in their neighborhoods. Kano State Government: The government should incorporate health education campaigns into existing waste management and environmental protection policies