Keywords
Social unit
Functional areas
housing units
Accidents
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Abstract
The study was designed to investigate the common sources of accident in the
kitchen area of urban households in Plateau State, based on four types of
housing units. Four specific purposes guided the research work. The study
adopted a descriptive survey design. The population for the study was made
up of 490,643 households. The sample for the study was 1,008 homemakers
drawn from the population of study through a multi-stage sampling
technique. A structured questionnaire was used as the instrument for data
collection. Mean was used for data analysis. The findings revealed 16
common sources of accidents in houses on a separate stand, 20 common
sources of accidents in flat in block of flats, 20 common sources in detached
houses and 22 common sources in let-in houses. The study recommends
safety awareness creation campaign on common sources of accidents among
urban households in Plateau State based on all the functional areas of the
home.
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