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Akbari M, Rahimi, Hamamian Zavareh F, Mostafaei G, Rahmani H. Investigation of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Women in Solid Waste Recycling in Kashan. TB 2022; 21 (3) :1-11
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Investigation of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Women in Solid Waste Recycling in Kashan
Marzieh Akbari(M.Sc.)1, Habibollah Rahimi(Ph.D.)2, Fatemeh Hamamian Zavareh(B.Sc.)3, Gholamreza Mostafaei (Ph.D.)4, Hasan Rahmani (Ph.D.)5
1.M.Sc. Student of Environmental Health Engineering, School of public Health, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
2.Assistant Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
3.B.S. Student of Environmental Health Engineering, School of public Health, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
4.Professor of Environmental Health Engineering, School of public Health, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
5.CorrespondingAuthor:Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Engineering, School of public Health, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran. Email: Hs.Rahmani@yahoo.com Tel: 09176146624
Abstract
Introduction: Recycling is one of the main elements of comprehensive waste management. This study aims to investigate the knowledge, attitude, and practice of women towards solid waste recycling in Kashan.
Methods: In this descriptive study, 368 women were selected from households by random sampling. The data were analyzed using SPSS software version 22 with descriptive statistics and analytical tests at a significance level of 0.05.
Results: The scores of knowledge, attitude, and practice of women were 4.1±83.74, 14.3±75.54, and 4.1±45.29, respectively. The results showed that 37.2% of women in Kashan had good knowledge, 43.1% had good attitude, and 57.2% had good performance towards solid waste recycling. A significant difference was observed between the level of performance among different educational groups in terms of attitude and knowledge, between the level of knowledge of individuals and occupational groups, and between the level of knowledge of people in terms of marital status, and between different groups of owners and tenants in terms of knowledge.
Conclusion: It seems that the performance of women in Kashan was at an acceptable level compared to others participants in other studies.
Keywords: Solid Waste, Recycling, Women in Kashan
Conflict of interest: The authors declared that there is no conflict of interest.
1-Xiao JX, Luo MJ, Li W. Evaluation of models for household recycling behaviour in high-rise buildings: A Chinese case study in urban Guangzhou. Waste Management. 2021;131:126-35.
2-Varotto A, Spagnolli A. Psychological strategies to promote household recycling. A systematic review with meta-analysis of validated field interventions. Journal of Environmental Psychology. 2017;51:168-88.
3-Monavari SM, Abedi Z, Gharehbakhsh H. Economic evaluation of household waste recycling in the 20th district of Tehran municipality. Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 2009;10(4):71-80.
4-Issock PBI, Mpinganjira M, Roberts-Lombard M. Trying to recycle domestic waste and feelings of guilt: a moderated mediation model applied to South African households. Sustainable Production and Consumption. 2021;27:1286-96.
5-Zhou J, Jiang P, Yang J, Liu X. Designing a smart incentive-based recycling system for household recyclable waste. Waste Management. 2021;123:142-53.
6-Kaplan Mintz K, Henn L, Park J, Kurman J. What predicts household waste management behaviors? Culture and type of behavior as moderators. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 2019;145:11-8.
7-Zhuang Y, Wu SW, Wang YL, Wu WX, Chen YX. Source separation of household waste: A case study in China. Waste Management. 2008;28(10):2022-30.
8-Nouroozi Jahan Abad M SS. Study of the Quality and Quantity of Dry Components in Municipal Solid Waste from Regions 6 and 7 in Shiraz. JEnv Sci Tech. 2017;19(5):417-27.
9-Kattoua MG, Al-Khatib IA, Kontogianni S. Barriers on the propagation of household solid waste recycling practices in developing countries: State of Palestine example. Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management. 2019;21(4):774-85.
10-Sajjadi A, Yaghoubi M, Rasouli S, Biglari H. Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice of Gonabad City’s Homemakers toward Recycling of Domestic Solid Waste. QHMS. 2015;21(4):51-5.
11-Salehi S, Choshfar g. Women and the Environment: A Study of Women’s Attitudes towards Household Recycling in Mazandaran. Social Development & Welfare Planning. 2013;5(15):199-243.
12-Sabzalipour S, Sobhani Y, Kazemi Z. Assessment of ahwaz women opinions about the methods for persuading people participation in solid wastes project. Woman and culture. 2011;2(6):107-14.
13-Gravand A, Zamani-Alavijeh F, Hassanzadeh A, Pourzamani H. The Survey of Knowledge, Attitude, and Performance among Housewives of Kouhdasht City, Iran, about Solid Waste Recycling in 2019. mui-jhsr. 2020;16(3):187-92.
14-Safdari M, Ehrampoush MH, Ghaneian MT, Morowatisharifabad MA, Mohamadloo A, Mirzaei_Alavijeh M. Knowledge, Attitude and Practice among Yazd Housewives Regarding to Recycling Solid Material. 2014;12.
15-Sadeh, Jamali M, Khamirchi. Women’s Awareness and Attitude towards Recycling the Solid Waste in Sabzevar Municipal Area 2 in 2010. Beyhagh. 2015;15(1):11-3.
16-Zand AD, Heir AV, Tabrizi AM. Investigation of knowledge, attitude, and practice of Tehranian women apropos of reducing, reusing, recycling, and recovery of urban solid waste. Environmental monitoring and assessment. 2020;192(7):481.
17-Babaei AA, Alavi N, Goudarzi G, Teymouri P, Ahmadi K, Rafiee M. Household recycling knowledge, attitudes and practices towards solid waste management. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 2015;102:94-100.
18-Abareshi A, koochi S, Yaghoobi far MA, Allahabadi A, Safari E, Zabihi M. A Survey on Patrons’ Awareness on Domestic Waste Segregation in Sabzevar Health Centers 2014. Beyhagh. 2017;21(3):28-36.
19-Mohammad Hassan E, Ali P, Ghasem K, Farhad I, Aref R. Knowledge, Attitude and Performance toward Solid Waste Management among the Residents of Ramshe. Journal of Health System Research. 2012;7(5):534.
20-Yaghoub H, Ghasem Kiani F, Aref R, Ali Sadeghi h, Saeid F, Mohammad Darvish M, et al. Knowledge, Attitude, and Performance of Contributors to the Waste Recycling Program in Hassanabad City, Iran in 2017. Journal of Health System Research. 2019;15(1):8-16.
21-Almasi A, Mohammadi M, Azizi A, et al. Assessing the knowledge, attitude and practice of the kermanshahi women towards reducing, recycling and reusing of municipal solid waste. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 2019;141:329-38.
Marzieh Akbari(M.Sc.)1, Habibollah Rahimi(Ph.D.)2, Fatemeh Hamamian Zavareh(B.Sc.)3, Gholamreza Mostafaei (Ph.D.)4, Hasan Rahmani (Ph.D.)5
1.M.Sc. Student of Environmental Health Engineering, School of public Health, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
2.Assistant Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
3.B.S. Student of Environmental Health Engineering, School of public Health, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
4.Professor of Environmental Health Engineering, School of public Health, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
5.CorrespondingAuthor:Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Engineering, School of public Health, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran. Email: Hs.Rahmani@yahoo.com Tel: 09176146624
Abstract
Introduction: Recycling is one of the main elements of comprehensive waste management. This study aims to investigate the knowledge, attitude, and practice of women towards solid waste recycling in Kashan.
Methods: In this descriptive study, 368 women were selected from households by random sampling. The data were analyzed using SPSS software version 22 with descriptive statistics and analytical tests at a significance level of 0.05.
Results: The scores of knowledge, attitude, and practice of women were 4.1±83.74, 14.3±75.54, and 4.1±45.29, respectively. The results showed that 37.2% of women in Kashan had good knowledge, 43.1% had good attitude, and 57.2% had good performance towards solid waste recycling. A significant difference was observed between the level of performance among different educational groups in terms of attitude and knowledge, between the level of knowledge of individuals and occupational groups, and between the level of knowledge of people in terms of marital status, and between different groups of owners and tenants in terms of knowledge.
Conclusion: It seems that the performance of women in Kashan was at an acceptable level compared to others participants in other studies.
Keywords: Solid Waste, Recycling, Women in Kashan
Conflict of interest: The authors declared that there is no conflict of interest.
1-Xiao JX, Luo MJ, Li W. Evaluation of models for household recycling behaviour in high-rise buildings: A Chinese case study in urban Guangzhou. Waste Management. 2021;131:126-35.
2-Varotto A, Spagnolli A. Psychological strategies to promote household recycling. A systematic review with meta-analysis of validated field interventions. Journal of Environmental Psychology. 2017;51:168-88.
3-Monavari SM, Abedi Z, Gharehbakhsh H. Economic evaluation of household waste recycling in the 20th district of Tehran municipality. Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 2009;10(4):71-80.
4-Issock PBI, Mpinganjira M, Roberts-Lombard M. Trying to recycle domestic waste and feelings of guilt: a moderated mediation model applied to South African households. Sustainable Production and Consumption. 2021;27:1286-96.
5-Zhou J, Jiang P, Yang J, Liu X. Designing a smart incentive-based recycling system for household recyclable waste. Waste Management. 2021;123:142-53.
6-Kaplan Mintz K, Henn L, Park J, Kurman J. What predicts household waste management behaviors? Culture and type of behavior as moderators. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 2019;145:11-8.
7-Zhuang Y, Wu SW, Wang YL, Wu WX, Chen YX. Source separation of household waste: A case study in China. Waste Management. 2008;28(10):2022-30.
8-Nouroozi Jahan Abad M SS. Study of the Quality and Quantity of Dry Components in Municipal Solid Waste from Regions 6 and 7 in Shiraz. JEnv Sci Tech. 2017;19(5):417-27.
9-Kattoua MG, Al-Khatib IA, Kontogianni S. Barriers on the propagation of household solid waste recycling practices in developing countries: State of Palestine example. Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management. 2019;21(4):774-85.
10-Sajjadi A, Yaghoubi M, Rasouli S, Biglari H. Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice of Gonabad City’s Homemakers toward Recycling of Domestic Solid Waste. QHMS. 2015;21(4):51-5.
11-Salehi S, Choshfar g. Women and the Environment: A Study of Women’s Attitudes towards Household Recycling in Mazandaran. Social Development & Welfare Planning. 2013;5(15):199-243.
12-Sabzalipour S, Sobhani Y, Kazemi Z. Assessment of ahwaz women opinions about the methods for persuading people participation in solid wastes project. Woman and culture. 2011;2(6):107-14.
13-Gravand A, Zamani-Alavijeh F, Hassanzadeh A, Pourzamani H. The Survey of Knowledge, Attitude, and Performance among Housewives of Kouhdasht City, Iran, about Solid Waste Recycling in 2019. mui-jhsr. 2020;16(3):187-92.
14-Safdari M, Ehrampoush MH, Ghaneian MT, Morowatisharifabad MA, Mohamadloo A, Mirzaei_Alavijeh M. Knowledge, Attitude and Practice among Yazd Housewives Regarding to Recycling Solid Material. 2014;12.
15-Sadeh, Jamali M, Khamirchi. Women’s Awareness and Attitude towards Recycling the Solid Waste in Sabzevar Municipal Area 2 in 2010. Beyhagh. 2015;15(1):11-3.
16-Zand AD, Heir AV, Tabrizi AM. Investigation of knowledge, attitude, and practice of Tehranian women apropos of reducing, reusing, recycling, and recovery of urban solid waste. Environmental monitoring and assessment. 2020;192(7):481.
17-Babaei AA, Alavi N, Goudarzi G, Teymouri P, Ahmadi K, Rafiee M. Household recycling knowledge, attitudes and practices towards solid waste management. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 2015;102:94-100.
18-Abareshi A, koochi S, Yaghoobi far MA, Allahabadi A, Safari E, Zabihi M. A Survey on Patrons’ Awareness on Domestic Waste Segregation in Sabzevar Health Centers 2014. Beyhagh. 2017;21(3):28-36.
19-Mohammad Hassan E, Ali P, Ghasem K, Farhad I, Aref R. Knowledge, Attitude and Performance toward Solid Waste Management among the Residents of Ramshe. Journal of Health System Research. 2012;7(5):534.
20-Yaghoub H, Ghasem Kiani F, Aref R, Ali Sadeghi h, Saeid F, Mohammad Darvish M, et al. Knowledge, Attitude, and Performance of Contributors to the Waste Recycling Program in Hassanabad City, Iran in 2017. Journal of Health System Research. 2019;15(1):8-16.
21-Almasi A, Mohammadi M, Azizi A, et al. Assessing the knowledge, attitude and practice of the kermanshahi women towards reducing, recycling and reusing of municipal solid waste. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 2019;141:329-38.
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