FACTORS MILITATING AGAINST ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION COMPLIANCE AMONG FEMALE STUDENTS OF ADEKUNLE AJASIN UNIVERSITY, AKUNGBA-AKOKO

This study investigated factors militating against environmental sanitation compliance among female students in Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko. The stuly objectively identified the factors that influence environmental sanitation compliance among female university students and assessed the impact of these factors on sanitation behaviour and practices of female students in AAUA, evaluated the adequacy and accessibility of sanitation facilities for female students on campus. The study adopted a descriptive research of the survey research design. The sample size for this study was 200 female students residing in the university hostels. Simple random sampling technique was adopted for the study. The questions raised for the study were descriptively analyzed using simple percentages, mean and standard deviation while inferential statistic of Pearson product moment correlation coefficient was employed to analyse the generated hypotheses at 0.05 Alpha Level. Results reveal significant positive correlations between the dependent and independent variables. Base on the findings, the study concluded that the study concluded that female students with higher awareness of environmental sanitation issues are more likely to comply with sanitation standards such that Adequate information about environmental sanitation enhances compliance, Creating sanitation group on campus is a way of enlightening the university society about sunltation, Creating a healthy environment through the control of environmental pollution should be everyone business. Students are adequately informed of the benefits of hygienic environment and that Public enlightenment enhance environmental compliance. It is highly recommended highly recommended that should be an improvement in environmental sanitation Compliance campaign on campus as it will encourage the student, so also provision of sanitation facilities on campus so as to improve the accessibility and Adequacy of these facilities for the use of the students on campus. To effectively promote environmental compliance, there is need to consistently create environmental awareness among the facility operators and the general public in order to become environment conscious and uphold environmental sustainability and that Facilities should be provided with guidelines on compliance with environmental legislation within the university community.