The The Correlation Between Attitude, Information Perception and Behavior Plastic Waste Management of Village Health Volunteers in Saraburi Municipality, Saraburi Province

Abstract

This study is descriptive research aimed to study personal factors, attitudes toward plastic waste management, information perception, and plastic waste management behaviors among village health volunteers in Saraburi Municipality, Saraburi Province. It also investigates the relationship between attitudes toward plastic waste management, information perception, and plastic waste management behaviors. The population consists of all 182 Village Health Volunteers in Saraburi Municipality. A questionnaire was used to collect data, and descriptive analysis was performed to calculate the average, percentage, standard deviation, and correlation using Pearson's correlation coefficient.

The research findings revealed that attitudes toward plastic waste management (= 3.76, SD = 0.67), information perception (= 3.86, SD = 0.63), and plastic waste management behaviors (= 3.67, SD = 0.59) were all at high levels. Correlation analysis indicated that attitudes toward plastic waste management and information perception had a strong positive relationship with plastic waste management behaviors among village health volunteers in Saraburi Municipality, Saraburi Province, with statistical significance at the .01 level (r = 0.667, p < 0.001; r = 0.614, p < 0.001, respectively). Therefore, Saraburi Municipality should implement activities to extend these findings to the general public to promote behavioral changes in plastic waste management, with village health volunteers serving as key facilitators. Additionally, policies related to plastic waste management should be further developed and strengthened in the area.