Authors: Margery Wanjira Muriuki, Margaret Gikuhi and Susan Macharia
Department of Postgraduate in Education, The Catholic University of Eastern Africa
P.O Box 62157-00200, Nairobi –Kenya
Email: mmuthire@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
The effects of school-based water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions have had inconsistent results in terms of students’ health and educational outcomes. This could be due to a lack of program fidelity or proper adherence to the implementation process. As such, this study examined the effects of provision of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions on students’ educational achievements in secondary schools in Kibra Sub-County, Nairobi County. The study used cross-sectional survey research design. A sample size of 344 students was selected through a combination of random cluster sampling and proportionate random sampling procedures. Questionnaires were used to collect data. Descriptive statistics which included frequency counts and percentages were used to analyze quantitative data from students’ questionnaires and presented using tables. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23.0 was used to process the quantitative data. The data were then summarized and presented using tables. The study found that WASH interventions had an effect on education achievement in secondary schools in Kibra Sub-County. The study recommended that concerted effort was required to ensure that WASH interventions in secondary schools are observed at all times for better educational achievement. Furthermore, there is need for promotion of establishment of WASH clubs in all secondary schools in order to gain knowledge on WASH, sustain hygiene knowledge, share experiences, and increase students participation WASH activities.
Keywords: Water and sanitation effects, sanitation interventions, student’s hygiene interventions, educational achievements, WASH interventions
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Suggested Citation
Wanjira, M.M. ( 2021). Effect of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Interventions on Students’ Educational Achievements in Secondary Schools in Kibra, Nairobi County. Journal of Education in Developing Countries, 2(2), 23-33. Available online at https://writersbureau.net/journals/jede/effect-of-water-sanitation-and-hygiene-wash-interventions-on-students-educational-achievements-in-secondary-schools-in-kibra-nairobi-county.pdf
