Knowledge Gender And Attitude Of Residents Towards Sewage DisposalIn Calabar Municipality Cross River State.pdf

The purpose of this study was to investigate Knowledge, gender and attitude of residents towards sewage disposal in Calabar Municipality of Cross River State. In order to achieve the purpose of this study, two null hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. A detailed review of literature was carried out based on the variables of the study. Simple random sampling technique was adopted in selecting the seven communities while systematic random sampling technique was adopted in selecting the three hundred and eighty-two respondents used for the study. A structured questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. The instrument was validated by relevant experts to establish its validity. To test the hypotheses formulated for the study, Pearson product moment correlation and independent t-test, statistical tools were used for data analysis. The result obtained from analysis of data and testing of hypotheses in the study revealed that there is a significant influence of knowledge of environmental issues, gender, and attitude of residents towards sewage disposal in the study area. Based on these findings it was recommended among other things that Environmental Educators should continue to disseminate relevant environment-related information that would encourage more people to develop positive attitude towards sewage disposal Keywords: knowledge; gender; attitude; residents; sewage disposal