The purpose of the study was to examine insalubrity practises in the Mombele district of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. For the Kinshasa population, the rise in insalubrity and the deterioration of the ecosystem have assumed alarming and deadly dimensions.
We carried out a quantitative descriptive investigation. However, data from August 15 to October 15, 2020, was obtained using a sample of 384 households.
There is insalubrity almost everywhere. For the respondents, it is demonstrated by a wild landfill (37.8%); rubbish is dumped anywhere (59.4%); the lack of dustbins is the primary cause of this practise (28.3%); and a positive attitude toward insalubrity (52.3%). The level of education, occupational groups, monthly salaries, and the practise of discarding rubbish wherever all varied significantly (p value 0.01). Due to the majority of respondents viewing the practise of dropping trash everywhere as normal, we draw the conclusion that residents of Mombele neighbourhood have minimal fear of insalubrity. This behaviour reveals their disregard for the effects of what they do on the environment and people's health.Author(s) Details:
Francy Pembi,
Faculty of Science, Department of the Environment, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Thomas Kamuanga Palamba,
Tshikapa Higher Pedagogical Institute, Department of Management and Administration of Educational and Training Institutions (GAIF), Tshikapa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Baudouin Mazyambo Alumbangala,
Faculty of Science, Department of the Environment, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
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