,
Divine Ndubuisi Obodoechi*,
Chika Anayochukwu Ameh,
Joseph Iyidiobu Amuka,
Victoria Ibrahim Hauwa
Access to safe drinking water remains a huge challenge to households in developing countries of which Nigeria is one. This is evident from the numerous cases of water related diseases ravaging the country. The United Nations Children Emergency Fund reports that over 150,000 Nigerians and about 117, 000 under five children, die of water borne diseases annually. Since safe water is gotten from water treatment, the challenges associated with ensuring that water is adequately treated for the households are enormous. Considering that the household is generally the primary source of drinking water for the populace, the socio-economic characteristics of a household plays a key role in determining their access to quality water for drinking. It is based on this that this study seeks to evaluate how household socio-economic characteristics influences a household’s decision to treat its drinking water. The study uses the Binary Logistic regression model to test for the correlates of household water treatment decisions. The data employed in this study is sourced from the Multiple Indicator Cluster survey conducted by UNICEF. A total of 26359 households were selected for the study. The study shows that about 23,495 of the selected households do not treat their water for safe drinking in Nigeria. The result also shows that source of drinking water is a key determining factor in the water treatment decisions of households, as different sources of water were found to have varying degrees of effects on water treatment decisions by households. Some ethnic groups were also observed to have a poor water treatment culture. Also, education of household head and high wealth status increases water treatment.
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Onyechi, T. G., Obodoechi, D. N., Ameh, C. A., Amuka, J. I., Hauwa, V. I. (2024). Socio-Economic Perspectives of Household Water Treatment for Safe Drinking in Nigeria. International Journal of Economics, Finance and Management Sciences, 12(5), 250-257. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijefm.20241205.12
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Onyechi, T. G.; Obodoechi, D. N.; Ameh, C. A.; Amuka, J. I.; Hauwa, V. I. Socio-Economic Perspectives of Household Water Treatment for Safe Drinking in Nigeria. Int. J. Econ. Finance Manag. Sci. 2024, 12(5), 250-257. doi: 10.11648/j.ijefm.20241205.12
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Onyechi TG, Obodoechi DN, Ameh CA, Amuka JI, Hauwa VI. Socio-Economic Perspectives of Household Water Treatment for Safe Drinking in Nigeria. Int J Econ Finance Manag Sci. 2024;12(5):250-257. doi: 10.11648/j.ijefm.20241205.12
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Department of Economics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
Department of Economics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
Department of Economics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
Department of Economics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
Department of Economics, Kwara State University, Keffi, Nigeria
