Comparative Assessment of Water Purification Techniques Awareness and Socio-Economic Variabilities among Household Owners in Zamfara State, Nigeria

The paper assessed water purification techniques awareness and socio-economic variabilities among household owners in Zamfara state, Nigeria. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. Population for this study was 592,106 household owners in Zamfara state. Sample size of 384 household owners were selected using multistage sampling procedures which include cluster, proportionate and systematic sampling. Questionnaire on comparative assessment of water purification techniques awareness and socio-economic variabilities among household owners was used and validated by five (5) experts, the instrument was pilot-tested using Cronbach Alpha and a reliability co-efficient of 0.89 was obtained. SPSS version 25 was used for data analysis were descriptive statistics was used to answer research questions and inferential statistics to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The result revealed that awareness of water purification among household owners in Zamfara state is significant (p =0.000); socio-economic determinants (income, education and occupation) of awareness of water purification among household owners in Zamfara state is significant (p =0.000). Based on the results, the study concluded that household owners in Zamfara State possess significant awareness of water purification methods which are influenced by socio economic factors such as income, education, and occupation. Based on the conclusion, the study recommended that Zamfara State Water Board implement community-led water purification education programs, the Zamfara State government provide subsidies or incentives for purification tools.

Keyword: Knowledge, Water purification, socioeconomic variables, Household;