Study on Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Towards the Solid Waste Management in Karan District, Mogadishu Somalia

Omar, Abdikadir Ahmed; Hossain, Md. Sahadat; Parvin, Mst. Mahmuda

doi:10.26480/ecr.02.2018.22.26

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“…This might be due to those individuals who believed that solid waste management practice could lead a healthier life, prevent death related to poor waste management, prevent the risk of infection, promote the quality of the urban environment were more likely to have a favorable attitude and then more intended to solid waste management practice. This finding is also consistent with previous studies such as the study conducted in Karan District, Mogadishu, Somalia [28], which stated that environmental knowledge and attitudes can influence perception of households their awareness and susceptibility to the community-based project. This is similar to the assumption of TPB that states informing and raising awareness about a certain behavior (environmental issues), as well as proper solid waste management, are critical to the success of the goal of recycling household waste.…”

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Intention to comply with solid waste management practices among households in Butajira town, Southern Ethiopia using the theory of planned behavior

Fikadu

Sadore²,

Agafari³

et al. 2022

PLoS ONE

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Background One of the world’s most serious environmental issues is solid waste management. It is critical for researchers to understand the intention to comply with solid waste management. Thus, we aim to determine the intention to comply with solid waste management practice among households in Butajira Town using the Theory of Planned Behavior. Method A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 422 households in Butajira from June 1 to June 30, 2020. The constructs and principles of the theory of planned behavior (TPB) were measured. We selected using a systematic sampling method and collected data by using a structured interviewer-administered questionnaire. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 25.0. The predictors of intention to practice solid waste management were identified using a multivariable linear regression model. A P-value of less than 5% was considered to declare a significant association. Results The findings demonstrated that intention to practice solid waste management explained 86% of the variance explained by all predictors. The perceived behavioral control construct had the greatest impact on households’ behavioral intentions to comply with solid waste management practice (β = 0.16; CI (0.14, 0.18), followed by attitude (β = 0.15; CI (0.11, 0.21) and subjective norms (β = 0.12; CI (0.06, 0.17). Conclusion Our study also found that intention has a substantial influence on the behavior of solid waste management practices. Therefore, there is a need to enhance service utilization for solid waste management and to improve outdoor solid waste dropping behavior through door-to-door collection services by municipality. Furthermore, further longitudinal research should be done through intervention mapping.

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Intention to comply with solid waste management practices among households in Butajira town, Southern Ethiopia using the theory of planned behavior

Fikadu

Sadore²,

Agafari³

et al. 2022

PLoS ONE

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“…Te fnding also revealed that 50.2% of respondents have good knowledge of solid waste handling practices which is lower than other studies conducted in Ethiopia, 81.8% [25], and Somalia, 58.0% [26], whereas 42.2% of study participants have a favorable attitude towards on-site solid waste handling practices and it is lower than other studies, 62.0% in Somalia [26] and 77.5% in another part of Ethiopia [25]. Te level of good practices in this study was 20.2% and lower than in other studies conducted in Somalia, 35.0% [26]. Te possible diference might be the variation in the educational level of the participants.…”

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On-Site Solid Waste Handling Practice and Associated Factors among Condominium Residents in Gondar City, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Shiferaw

Tsega

Melese

et al. 2023

Journal of Environmental and Public Health

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Background. Solid waste is one type of waste that is released from human day-to-day activities and it is considered useless or unwanted for further use. Population growth, rapid urbanization, a booming economy, and an increase in the standards of living of the community have substantially enhanced the rate of solid waste generation in developing countries. Solid wastes can be used as a resource for industrial production or energy generation. However, it causes environmental and human health problems due to poor management. There is scanty information about on-site solid waste management practice in the study area. Therefore, assessing on-site solid management practices and their associated factors, especially for condominium residents is very important. Objective. To assess on-site solid waste handling practice and its associated factors among condominium residents in Gondar city, northwest Ethiopia, 2021. Methods. A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from March 1 to June 15/2021 among condominium residents in Gondar city. The study included a total of 450 condominium households, with a 99.3% response rate. A binary logistic regression model was used to assess the association between dependent and independent variables. Those variables which have a p value <0.25 in the bivariate analysis were entered into a multivariable logistic regression model. A p value of less than 0.05 with 95% CI was considered a statistically significant factor. Result. In this study, 79.8% with 95% CI (76.4%, 83.3%) of condominium residents had poor on-site solid waste handling practices. The finding also showed that 42.2% and 50.2% of study participants have favorable attitudes and good knowledge towards on-site solid waste handling practices, respectively. In multivariable logistic regression analysis, male household heads (AOR = 1.90; 95% CI, 1.11–3.28), large family size (AOR = 1.87; 95% CI, 1.03–3.40), negative attitude towards on-site solid waste handling practices (AOR = 1.79; 95% CI, 1.07–3.00), not receiving training (AOR = 3.40; 95% CI, 1.77–6.55), and not having legal enforcement (AOR = 2.85; 95% CI, 1.39–5.84) were significantly associated with on-site solid waste handling practices. Conclusion. The on-site solid waste handling practice of condominium households was very poor. The provision of training and enforcement of rules regarding solid waste handling is necessary.

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“…Before the actual conduct, pre-testing was carried out to examine the content validity of the questions asked in the survey (including semi-structured interview). All questions were refined based on the feedback from both experts in the field and laymen and were adapted from studies in past literature [30,[33][34][35][36][37][38][39] to improve their reliability and representativeness to the study. The questionnaire survey was constructed using an online survey administration application, Google Form, and distributed through various online platforms (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, popular applications in Malaysia).…”

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Understanding the Human Dimensions of Recycling and Source Separation Practices at the Household Level: An Evidence in Perak, Malaysia

Ghafar

Adam

et al. 2022

Sustainability

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Recycling and source separation (R&SS) are believed to have been the first attempt to minimise waste. This research adopted mixed methods that followed sequential quantitative then qualitative data collection, combining questionnaire surveys from 100 households, semi-structured interviews, and participatory observations to study the human dimension of waste generation and management. Scoring Assessment (with modified Bloom’s Cut Off point) indicated that households had moderate knowledge and positive attitudes yet poor behaviour, and these three components indicated no linear associations, tested using Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient. However, age group, marital status, educational level and living duration showed statistical significance with households’ participation in source separation through Chi-Square Test. Meanwhile, observation data showed that waste management mechanisms and environment had inefficiently supported households’ participation in R&SS practices (external factors: poor accessibility to services, lack of tangible incentives, and absence of restriction in consumption). Elicited data indicated that a satisfactory level of intentions, knowledge, and willingness, together with good habit and quality persuasion (internal factors), were required to drive good behaviour. Subsequently, a series of recommendations were formulated to promote gradual yet solid transformation of the waste management system, tapping on existing initiatives by considering additional parameters upon the gap in households’ knowledge, attitude, and behaviour.

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Study on Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Towards the Solid Waste Management in Karan District, Mogadishu Somalia

Cited by 8 publications

References 5 publications

Intention to comply with solid waste management practices among households in Butajira town, Southern Ethiopia using the theory of planned behavior

Intention to comply with solid waste management practices among households in Butajira town, Southern Ethiopia using the theory of planned behavior

On-Site Solid Waste Handling Practice and Associated Factors among Condominium Residents in Gondar City, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Understanding the Human Dimensions of Recycling and Source Separation Practices at the Household Level: An Evidence in Perak, Malaysia

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