Akinnubi CF (Ph.D)* and Owombo Helen Osewumi (M. A.)
This study specifically examined the causes of air and the perceived health threat of air pollution on the students’ health in off-campus residential accommodation. Descriptive survey research design was employed for this study. The population for the study was 200 students each from the federal and state institutions making a total of 400 students’ selected using accidental sampling technique. A self-organized questionnaire was used to collect the data for this study. The questionnaire was validated by experts and the reliability of the instrument was subjected to the use of test re-retest reliability procedures at correlation coefficient of 0.87 which was deemed high. The administration of the questionnaire was successful with the help of 3 trained research assistants. Findings showed that majority of the respondents agreed that many variables were the causes of air pollution and that there were perceived health threat on the students’ health as a result of air pollution. And that air pollution would significantly influence the students’ health in off-campus accommodation. It was recommended that Government should put in place policies that will prevent there should be no building of factories and industries near residential areas to prevent hazards
Published Date: 2023-09-30; Received Date: 2023-09-03
