Research Journal of Medical Sciences
ISSN: Online 1993-6095ISSN: Print 1815-9346
Abstract
Electricity supply in Nigeria is erratic and supply grossly inadequate. This has forced many Nigerians to use electric generators as alternative source of power supply. The use of the generators has resulted in having to cope with hazards associated with it. This study was carried out to examine the awareness and attitude of people to the hazards associated with use of generators. Descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted using self-administered structured questionnaire on 360 randomly selected respondents in Anyigba town in middle-belt Nigeria. Proportion of respondents (73.2%) that use of generators was very high. Majority (78.2%) of the respondents who owned generators were aware of the social and health hazards associated with generator use. More than half, 183 (56.6%) of the respondents felt that they were prone to hazards from generator use, while (85.5%) thought neighbours of generator users are exposed to noise hazard. Majority of the respondents were favourably disposed to the plight of their neighbour when accosted due to disturbance from generator use.. There is a high level of generator use in the study population due to lack of and erratic public electricity power supply. This exposes people to a lot of hazards particularly noise. To ameliorate social and health hazards associated with use of generators in Nigeria, government should intensify efforts in boosting public power supply. Users of generators need to make effort to reduce exposure of people to noise and other hazards.
How to cite this article:
Tanimola M. Akande and JuliusO. Owoyemi . Awareness and Attitude to Social and Health Hazards from Generator Use in Anyigba, Nigeria.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/rjmsci.2008.185.189
URL: https://www.makhillpublications.co/view-article/1815-9346/rjmsci.2008.185.189