CHAPTER FIVE

FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

5.1 FINDINGS

According to the data collected, it shows that 60.2% of the respondents use the water in the hostel
frequently, 38.6% of the respondents use the water in the hostel occasionally, while 1.2% of the
respondents never use the water in the hostel, and also 94.3% of the respondents agreed that the
use of portable water has an adverse effect on the student`s finances, while 5.7% of the
respondents dis- agreed that the use of portable water has an adverse effect on the student`s
finances, and 96.7% of the respondent agreed that the water has an adverse effect on the
student’s health while 2.4% of the respondent dis-agreed that the water has an adverse effect on
the student’s health, also it shows that the usage of the water depends on well as source of water
5.2 CONCLUSION
Conferring to the perception of the student and the analysis it show that most the resident student in the
hostel often use the water provided in the hostel, and also the analysis also shows that the usage of the
water has an adverse effect on the student health and finance, it also shows that the frequency of the usage
of the water depends on well as a source of water

5.3 RECOMMENDATION
According to the perception of the resident student on portable water provided in the hostels of federal
colleges of Agric. and Animal Health and Production Tech. it shows that the usage of the water has
adverse effect on the student health and their finances, since the student depend on the water provided in
the hostel which can lead to student absence from classes through illness, and also in adequate fund for
other needs important for student
The follow recommendation are made base on study work in order to reduce the rate of the student being
affected by the water provided:
 That the student should boil the water in order to kill the particles that causes infection in the
water
 That the school management should treat the water provided in the hostels
 That the management should provide another source of water which is different from the one
provided in the hostel in order to ensure a safe and sound health of the students
 That the management should provide a medical checkup for the student base on random selection
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