Abstract:
Environmental sanitation has become a serious problem in the country. One area that
has suffered from this problem is our beaches. Having a healthy beach environment
promotes good living and development. Winneba is currently experiencing poor
environmental sanitation at the beaches. The beaches of Winneba are filled with both
plastic and solid waste. There is open defecation and indiscriminate dumping of refuse.
The main purpose of the study is to examine the sanitation practices of people living
along the Winneba beaches. The study adopted the case study approach. The main
instruments used for gathering the data for the study were interview guide and
observation checklist. This enabled the researcher to understand the sanitation practices
of people living along the Winneba beaches. The sampled population for the study
consisted of twenty (20) respondents who live along the beaches of Winneba, one
Zoomlion Official, Environmental Health Officer and the Assemblyman of Akosua
Village/Sir Charles beach of Winneba in the Central Region of Ghana. Data collected
were analyzed based on emerging themes and patterns. The study revealed several
sanitation practices of people living along the beaches. However, the overall
environmental sanitation condition at the Winneba beaches is not up to standard. The
research findings showed that environmental sanitation at the Winneba beaches is poor.
The study again found out that inadequate toilet facility is one of the major sanitation
problems of people living along the beaches. To ensure good environmental sanitation
at the beaches, the study recommended that the Effutu Municipal Assembly should
develop and implement periodic public education programmes on the need to maintain
good sanitation at the beaches in order to change the attitudes of people living along
the beaches to practice good sanitation.
Description:
A thesis in the Department of Social Studies Education,
Faculty of Social Sciences Education, submitted to the
School of Graduate Studies, in partial fulfilment
of the requirement for the award of the degree of
Master of Philosophy
(Social Studies Education)
In the University Of Education, Winneba
SEPTEMBER, 2019