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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page                                                                                                                    i

Abstract                                                                                                                      ii

Certification                                                                                                                v

Dedication                                                                                                                  vi

Acknowledgement                                                                                                      vii

Table of Contents                                                                                                       viii

List of Tables                                                                                                              x

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION                                                                       1-5

1.1       Background to the Study                                                                               1

1.2       Aims and Objectives of Study                                                                       4

1.3       Justification                                                                                                     5

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW                                                            6-13

2.1       Pathogenic Organisms                                                                                    6

2.2       Bathroom                                                                                                        8

2.2.1    Cleaning and Disinfection of Bathroom                                             9

2.3       The Need for Improvement of Bathroom Sanitation and Hygiene

Practices                                                                                                          11

2.3.1    Effects of Poor Bathroom Sanitation                                                            12

CHAPTER THREE: MATERIALS AND METHODS                                13-22

3.0.      Materials and Methods                                                                                   13

3.1.      Study Areas                                                                                                    13

3.2       Collection of Samples                                                                         13

3.3       Sterilization of Materials                                                                                 14

3.4       Culture                                                                                                            14

3.5       Identification of the Isolates                                                              15

CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS                                                                                  23-28

4.1       Results                                                                                                            23

CHAPTER FIVE: Discussion and Conclusion                                                          29-35

5.1       Discussion                                                                                                       29

5.2       Conclusion                                                                                                      34

5.3       Recommendation                                                                                            35

References                                                                                                                  36

Appendix                                                                                                                    43

Appendix II                                                                                                                48

LIST OF TABLES

TABLE          TITLE                                                                                                PAGE

4.1                   Total Bacterial and Fungal Isolates from Wall and

Floor of Local Bathroom                                                                    24

4.2                   Total Bacterial and Fungal Isolates from Tilled

Bathroom Floor and Wall                                                                   26

4.3                   Biochemical Reactions of Bacterial Organisms

Isolates from Local and Tiled Bathroom                                           28