Assessing the knowledge, attitude and practice of water, sanitation and hygiene practices among vendors in Kasubi Market, Kampala District, Uganda

Abstract

This study examines the direct and indirect factors which influence vendors’ participation in WASH activities in Kasubi Market, Kampala District. Some of the specific objectives for this study are as follows; To Assess the association between people’s level of education and practice of WASH activities; To find out the relationship between people’s level of knowledge on WASH and the practice of WASH activities; To determine the association between people’s attitude towards WASH and practice of WASH activities. This study employs a quantitative cross sectional study design targeting the vendors of Kasubi Market the case study area where a random sample of 100 market vendors were interviewed. Data management and analysis was done in Statistical Package for Social Sciences Version 25(SPSS V25) at the univariate, bivariate and multivariate levels. Majority of the respondents (53.77%) were males; most (44.34%) were aged 30-39 years. Also, Majority of the respondents (55.7%) have dependents (66% of the respondents) reported to be informed about the WASH. From the Bivariate analysis, there is evidence that the age of the respondent and marital status is more likely to impact the WASH practice unlike the factors of gender, having dependents and Knowledge The relative log odds of practicing the WASH activities against not practicing them will increase by 2.485 if the vendor is female; similarly, it will increase by 3.071when the marital status of the respondent changes from single to Married I recommend that the roll out of WASH interventions should take into account the common cultural and demographic needs and differences and also WASH advocacy to increase knowledge community; However, future studies should conduct similar studies on larger scopes and also experimental controlled studies to identify efficacious strategies.