TY  - JOUR
T1  - Safe Water, Improved Sanitation and Hygiene in Rural North-Central Nigeria: Analysis of Households’ Willingness to Pay
TT  - Safe Water, Improved Sanitation and Hygiene in Rural North-Central Nigeria: Analysis of Households’ Willingness to Pay
AU  - Omoniwa, Adeyemi Esther
AU  - Babatunde, Raphael Olanrewaju
AU  - Uthman, Mubashir Babatunde
PY  - 2018
DA  - September
Y2  - 2018
DO  - 10.29023/alanyaakademik.430900
JF  - Alanya Akademik Bakış
PB  - Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2651-4192
SP  - 275
EP  - 285
VL  - 2
IS  - 3
LA  - en
AB  - Using the Contingent valuation method, logit and tobit models this article examined the willingness of rural households to pay for safe water and improved solid waste management in North-central Nigeria. Data used was collected from 352 households in North-central, Nigeria using questionnaire forms. Results revealed that 27.6 percent of households were willing-to-pay an average of N176/week for improved solid waste management while 30 percent were willing-to-pay an average of N21.60/20 liters of potable water. Also, gender, years of schooling, membership of cooperative societies, dependency ratio, health status and the monthly income are the factors that significantly influence their willingness-to-pay. It recommended that rural dwellers should be enlightened on the importance of proper waste management which will result in improved environmental health.
KW  - Safe water
KW  - Household waste
KW  - Willing-to-pay
KW  - Rural
N2  - Using the Contingent valuation method, logit and tobit models this article examined the willingness of rural households to pay for safe water and improved solid waste management in North-central Nigeria. Data used was collected from 352 households in North-central, Nigeria using questionnaire forms. Results revealed that 27.6 percent of households were willing-to-pay an average of N176/week for improved solid waste management while 30 percent were willing-to-pay an average of N21.60/20 liters of potable water. Also, gender, years of schooling, membership of cooperative societies, dependency ratio, health status and the monthly income are the factors that significantly influence their willingness-to-pay. It recommended that rural dwellers should be enlightened on the importance of proper waste management which will result in improved environmental health.
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