Factors Related to Hazardous Waste Management in Meung District Households, Phitsanulok
Keywords:
knowledge, attitude, hazardous waste management behaviorAbstract
This was a cross-sectional study, a type of observational study that analyzes data at a specific point in time. The objectives of this research were to study factors related to hazardous waste management in households in Meung district, Phitsanulok province. The data were collected from 287 households using questionnaires. Households were selected using systematic sampling. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 20 and the descriptive statistical analysis showed the frequency, percentage, average and standard deviation for variables. Chi-square was used to test for correlation. The results showed that the majority of people in the study were female (58.20%), aged between 34-47 years old (36.90%), earned a monthly salary of 31,333 baht or less (98.30%), and had a primary-level education (49.50%). Furthermore, most participants were married (66.90%), had received information on hazardous waste disposal (89.90%), were not the head of household (91.30%), and did not have an official position within the community (94.80%). Overall most people had high knowledge of, positive attitudes towards, and good behaviors for hazardous waste management, 85.70%, 74.60% and 71.490% respectively. Finally, appropriate hazardous waste management was positively correlated with having a higher level of education, being widowed, having received hazardous waste management information, being a student, and having high knowledge of and positive attitude towards hazardous waste management (p<.001, p<.009, p<.001, p<.001, p<.001, and p<.001 respectively). The results of this study suggest that additional study is needed on interventions focusing on increasing knowledge and supporting positive attitudes towards hazardous waste management. Such interventions can ensure that people will dispose of hazardous waste appropriately and lead to good community hazardous waste disposal behaviors in the future.
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