Effect of Household Solid Waste Management on Environmental Sanitation in Hargeisa, Somaliland

The study investigated the effects of households’ solid waste management on environmental sanitation in Hargeisa Somaliland. In Somaliland especially Hargeisa city there is no comprehensive, centrally organized waste collection system. The study adopted a cross-sectional survey design on simple random sample of 377 of households. Data was collected using questionnaire. This study assessed waste collection, transportation and disposal used by the households in Hargeisa city. The study found that waste collection has a significant effect on environmental sanitation of households in Hargeisa city. χ² (N=341)=26.912, p=.000, C=.270. And Waste transportation of household’s solid waste management have a significant effect on environmental sanitation of households in Hargeisa city. χ² (N=341)=43.654, p=.000, C=.337 and Waste disposal of household’s solid waste management have a significant effect on environmental sanitation of households in Hargeisa city, χ² (N=341)=12.786, p=.002, C=.190. The study concludes that Poor household solid waste transportation has the most significant effect on environmental sanitation of households in Hargeisa city. This is because all other elements are statistically significant. Transportation arises for the largest value (33.7%) in effecting the environmental sanitation of households. The study recommends that local government and ministry of health and the district committee to develop environmental sanitation education programs concerning proper solid waste management at household level and distribute the household’s waste collection and transportation containers with cover and also designate disposal sites for the city. The researcher recommends that further research should investigate in whole Somaliland regions, because diarrhea, asthma and pneumonia exist other regions which can be due to household’s solid waste Management.