Assessing the Determinants of Open Defecation Free Communities Based on the Socio-demographic and Economic Status of Household Heads in the Mion District of Northern Region, Ghana

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Abdul-Rahaman Issahaku
Abdul-Rahaman Issahaku
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Osman Alabira
Osman Alabira
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Adam Wahabu
Adam Wahabu
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The study was conducted in twenty open defecation free communities of the Mion District in the Northern Region with the objective of assessing the determinants of open defecation free communities based socio-demographic and economic status of household heads correlational analysis. The study design was mainly quantitative and involved225 respondents. The study found that, 73.4 percent have hand washing facilities for washing their hands after defecating but no soap, 62.2 percent of the respondents indicated had hand washing facilities, water and soap. The correlation analysis shows that there was a relationship between household size and open defecation free communities (p=0.000), age of respondents and open defecation free communities (p=0.000), religion and open defecation free communities (p=0.000) and the presence of water at toilets and open defecation free communities (p=0.017).

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Abdul-Rahaman Issahaku. 2026. \u201cAssessing the Determinants of Open Defecation Free Communities Based on the Socio-demographic and Economic Status of Household Heads in the Mion District of Northern Region, Ghana\u201d. Global Journal of Science Frontier Research - H: Environment & Environmental geology GJSFR-H Volume 22 (GJSFR Volume 22 Issue H1): .

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Open defecation, community health, demographic, economic, household, environmental impact.
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The study was conducted in twenty open defecation free communities of the Mion District in the Northern Region with the objective of assessing the determinants of open defecation free communities based socio-demographic and economic status of household heads correlational analysis. The study design was mainly quantitative and involved225 respondents. The study found that, 73.4 percent have hand washing facilities for washing their hands after defecating but no soap, 62.2 percent of the respondents indicated had hand washing facilities, water and soap. The correlation analysis shows that there was a relationship between household size and open defecation free communities (p=0.000), age of respondents and open defecation free communities (p=0.000), religion and open defecation free communities (p=0.000) and the presence of water at toilets and open defecation free communities (p=0.017).

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