Perceived health and environment related factors associated with urban agriculture activities in Ibadan metropolis, Oyo state

Urban Farm DB summary

A survey in three urban local government areas of Ibadan, Nigeria, used questionnaires and descriptive/inferential statistics to assess urban farmers' perceived health and environmental problems. Most respondents were middle-aged (mean 35 years, 27.9% of the sample), married (69.2%), and formally educated (87.9%), with trading as the main occupation (47.5%) and crop production the most-practiced activity (38%). The most commonly perceived health problems were malaria, headache, and body pain, while unpleasant odor, air pollution from bush burning, and improper waste disposal were the most perceived environmental problems; chi-square tests found marital status (x²=9.53, P=0.05) and education (x²=18.45, P=0.05) significantly related to perceived health problems, and marital status (x²=23.84), education (x²=30.60), and primary occupation (x²=10.73, all P=0.05) significantly related to perceived environmental problems.