Management of Human Excreta in Health Region 9

Abstract

The objective of the descriptive study was to investigate the situation of municipal human excreta management in the Health Area 9. Samples were 143 municipalities who included by answering the questionnaire. Data collected during 4 January to 29 February 2016. The descriptive statistics performed to analyze were mean and percent as well as standard deviation. The results showed that 94.4% of sample were sub-district municipalities. The range of population was 5,001-10,000 persons which was 43.4%. The amount of human excreta generated was 1,414,447.5 liters/day. The municipalities provided the service of human excreta collection and transportation which was 60.1%. In case of those having service, 88.1% of service municipalities managed by permitting the business of collecting and transporting human excreta for payment of service charges. In the final disposal, there was only Nakhon Ratchasima Municipality conducted the human excreta treatment system which was the co-anaerobic digestion between excreta and solid waste. Anyway, the municipality which had no the treatment system would not plan for excreta treatment system plant. Beside this, 11.9% of sample did not carry out the regulation to control the excreta management in owner areas. While, the municipalities where have the excreta management legal could not regulated the business completely. Therefore, the municipality should emphasize the legal duty for managing the excreta and should subsidize the budget for building the sanitary human excreta treatment system.