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