Situation of Toilet Sanitation and it’s Effect in community school Students

Abstract

This study entitled"Situation of toilet sanitation and its effects on Community School’s Students"This is done in the five schools of kanakai municipality of Jhapa. A descriptive research designed has been applied for this study. More than one month was carried out to collect the required information where students, teachers, peons, supervisor, resource person, president of school management committee, head teachers, ward's chair person were the required respondents. For this study both qualitative and quantative approach is applied to forward the study. Five schools were selected randomly to have the required information for fulfilling the objective of the study. The data collection procedure was purposive with the respondents. For collecting the information from all the schools, there were five head teacher, 25 students of five schools. Five teachers, five peons, one school's supervisor, president of SMC and ward chair person as well altogether there are 46 respondents. When analyzing the data it was found that the government school toilet condition found in very bad which is effecting the good teaching learning environment of the schools. Most of the school's toilets were damp smelling. During the time of the study, a good facility of water supply is not found. Neither door is in well condition nor toilet's pan good, the locker is not well nor is water available.This is the real features of the toilets of the community's schools. Either chemicals were not used or there were no chemicals. Weak management is seen in the case of the management of the toilets in the community's schools. 5 community based secondary schools are holding 4144 students and altogether there are only 28 toilets. The total toilets users' ratio is 1:148 individually which is lower and poor ratio.The leastratio is 1:252. 14 and most ratios are 1:88.6.It shows the in equalities of distribution on management of toilets. According to the Nepal Government policy one toilet must serve minimum 50 users (source: http//www. source. ir.nie). The above data shows the improper distribution of toilets which degrades the educational and healthy environment in the public or community school. Only the teacher's toilet is comparatively seen little satisfactory than students during the time of the study. Student's toilets in the school found in awful condition without using chemicals and water. According to the no of students there are not available toilets built. No facilities toilets are built for the boys and girls separately. Door locking toilets for the students are not found no rare the water supply found well inside the toilet. To improve the condition of the school's toilet, regular sanitation system should be developed and awareness campaign must be carried out.Regular supervision, good management of water supply, brooms, brushes, chemicals etc should be used to remove the awful condition of the toilet and for this separate fund in the school should be created.Available toilets should be built according to the number of the students of the school. There should be separate and available toilets with good facilities for the boys and girls students in the schools which create the healthy and joyful environment in the school to provide the well teaching learning activities.