dc.contributor.author | Wakaba, Sammy K | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-09-02T06:13:06Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-09-02T06:13:06Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Wakaba,S.K.,2013.Factors Influencing Utilization Of Public Toilet Projects In Nakuru Town, Nakuru County, Kenya. | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/56334 | |
dc.description.abstract | The purpose of the study was to investigate the factors influencing utilization of the
public toilets in Nakuru town as way of contributing knowledge to current and
prospective investors on viewing public toilets as a profitable business. The objectives of
the study were to determine to what extent location and design of the public toilet project
influence utilization of the public toilet; to assess how marketing strategies influence the
utilization of the public toilet project; to evaluate how socio-cultural factors influence
utilization of public toilets and to assess how environment factors affect the utilization of
public toilets. The study was conducted within the Nakuru Town and a sample of 180
respondents represented the population of the users of the public toilets in the town. The
study adopted a descriptive survey design and a questionnaire was used to collect data.
Data was analysed through descriptive statistics especially the central tendencies
measures. The findings of the study were that: location is not a key element in
influencing; most toilets have a design not friendly to all; most toilets mainly relied on
the sign posts outside the toilets to advertise; society approves on the important role of
the public toilets; gender issue is a key aspect to be considered in the hiring of staff to
work in these toilets and observance of proper environmental measures especially health
measures and standards in the toilet usage were prioritized. The study concluded that the
quality of the toilet service is essential despite the location of the toilet; there is need to
incorporate more strategies to market the toilets; the toilet providers have a strong
societal recognition of the toilets as a business thus need improve their vision of the
toilets and there is a need to have health regulations displayed inside the toilets to
enlighten the users of the toilets. It is recommended that future researchers should study
on factors attracting investors to offer public toilet services in Nakuru town. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en |
dc.title | Factors influencing utilization of public toilet projects in Nakuru town, Nakuru county, Kenya | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
local.publisher | College of Education and External Studies | en |