Determinants of Household Access to Safely Managed Water Services in Amassoma, Nigeria

Authors: Ohwo, O. * and Agusomu, T.D

Affiliation: Department of Geography and Environmental Management, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Nigeria

Corresponding Author: [email protected]

December 31, 2025

SIAR-Global Journal of Social Sciences & Legal Review

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18199961

Determinants of Household Access to Safely Managed Water Services in Amassoma, Nigeria

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Progress towards the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6, target 6.1 by 2030 has been significantly constrained. Accordingly, this study examined the determinants of household access to safely managed water (SMW) services in Amassoma. Data for the study were obtained from responses to a structured questionnaire, which was administered to 440 household heads, using a multistage sampling technique. The data were analyzed using percentages and mean statistics. The analyses revealed that the mean response to the eight selected factors ranged from 3.02 to 3.83 on a Likert scale, with a grand mean value of 3.55 points. While, the analyses showed that the respondents agreed that all the factors are major determinants of household access to SMW services, household head income and educational attainment were the most influential determinants, with mean values of 3.83 and 3.81, respectively. On the other hand, sex of the household head and household size were considered less influential with mean values of 3.02 and 3.26, respectively. Overall, the grand mean of 3.55 points indicated that approximately 71% of the respondents agreed that the eight factors are determinants of household’s access to SMW services in Amassoma. Therefore, any strategy designed to fast-track households’ access to SMW services should give due consideration to these determinants, especially improving households’ income and education. Failure to do so will slow down progress towards achieving the SDG 6, target 6.1 by 2030 in the study area.

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Access, Determinants, Household, Safely Managed Water, SDG Target 6.1

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Ohwo, O. * and Agusomu, T.D (2025). Determinants of Household Access to Safely Managed Water Services in Amassoma, Nigeria. SIAR-Global Journal of Social Sciences & Legal Review, Vol. 1, No. 1. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18199961

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