Housing and Neighborhood Condition in the Katungu District of Makurdi Town, Nigeria
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science - Year 2018, Vol 23, Issue 8
Abstract
This study assessed the housing condition in Katungu, one of the oldest residential districts in Makurdi town. The survey research design was adopted and the study population consisted of the dwelling units, ancilliary facilities of housing and the socio-economic characteristics of households. Using the Taro Yamane formula, a total of 312 dwelling units and their corresponding household heads were systematically selected. Data was collected through physical observation using a checklist and structured questionnaires. At the end, information on 192 dwelling units and 192 household were complete and subjected to statistical analysis using statistical tools such as means, frequencies and percentages as well as Pearson‟s correlation test. The result of the study showed that in Katungu neighbourhood 62.4% of households have more than 5 members ; and that sizes of individual households correlated negatively (r=0.583) with the sizes of their dwelling units. Again the result shows that for 60% of the households, their monthly incomes did not correlate with the size of the households. However among 40% of the households a positive relationship exists between the households‟ monthly incomes and the household size. Furthermore the result shows that the structural and aesthetic conditions of 65.5% of the dwelling units are in various stages of dilapidation only 13.4% of the dwellings are in very good and excellent conditions. Similarly the study revealed that sanitary facilities in 60.7% of the dwelling units in Katungu are in bad conditions, only 17% of these are good or excellent state. Finally the result of the study shows that none of the environmental facilities / sanitation services are in good working conditions. On the whole, it can be concluded that housing and environmental conditions in Katungu district are in a deplorable state. Consequently it has been recommended that urgent urban renewal programmers be carried in the district as an immediate remedy to the deplorable housing condition in the area.
Authors and Affiliations
Mrs Udoo Vesta Memshima, Dr Iorliam Tarungwa Sylvester, Mr Kumaiin Stephen
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