TITLE:
Environmental Impacts of Waste Management Deficiencies and Health Issues: A Case Study in the City of Kaya, Burkina Faso
AUTHORS:
Patricia Kafando, Bila Gérard Segda, Jean Fidèle Nzihou, Jean Koulidiati
KEYWORDS:
Waste Management; Kaya; Environment; Mosquitoes; Sanitation; Malaria; Diarrhea
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Environmental Protection,
Vol.4 No.10,
October
8,
2013
ABSTRACT:
In this study, a stratified survey sampling
was used in order to broaden our knowledge on the management systems of household
waste in the town of Kaya/Burkina Faso. Population study consists of households
of the town of Kaya. The sample size was fist determined using the sample size calculation
formula. Then four (04) strata comprising the town of Kaya sectors that have a Health
and Social Promotion Center (HSPC) have been considered. A random household selection
method, used inside each stratum and a number of 468 households representative of
the town’s population, was surveyed. We have addressed all solid and liquid waste
management strategies in those four strata. For each stratum, waste disposal infrastructure,
its management in the households and its impacts on the town’s environment and populations’
health were screened. Data collected are presented through descriptive statistics
in mean of tables and graphs. Frequently reported diseases in the four HSPCs have
been correlated with waste management and disposal methods in the town. Poor handling,
evacuation and disposal of waste have numerous negatives impacts on the city’s environment
such as proliferation of mosquitoes and flies, bad odors, visual pollution. These
negatives impacts on the environment in turn have negatives impacts on the health
of the city residents. Malaria appears the most encountered disease followed by
Acute Respiratory Infection and Diarrhea. Suggestions aimed at improving waste management
and the reduction of its deficiencies impacts on the health of the population has
been made.