Evacuation of Human Excreta and Threats of Faecal Peril among the Inhabitants of the Commune of Ngaba, City of Kinshasa

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the methods of evacuation of excreta and the threats of faecal peril in the commune of Ngaba. Materials and Methods: The study is quantitative, correlational descriptive type. The heads of households of Ngaba constitute the population of our study from which we drew the sample of 384 heads of households. To achieve this, the survey was used as a method supported by questionnaire and observation techniques including the interview guide questionnaire and the observation grid as measuring instruments. Results: The analyses showed that the presence of flies in the latrines (68.2%), the presence of odors (91.1%) and cockroaches (93.6%). Lack of lighting in the toilets (37.6%), toilet paper (47%), a door (31%), a paper bin (22%) and a water supply (76.7%). A significant proportion of households (14%) has a sanitation index of 12 people and cleaning the toilets is not daily for all the households surveyed. In bivariate analysis, we find that the level of study has an influence on the mode of evacuation of human excreta (X 2 of 10.057, p = 0.0181); there is a significant difference between knowledge of diseases linked to faecal peril and the mode of evacuation of human excreta, because the p value is less than 0.05 (p 0.001); the fact of having suffered for the last six weeks has an influence on the mode of evacuation (X 2 =32.33; p=0.001).. Key words: Evacuation, human excreta, threats, faecal peril..