a Faculty of Public Health , Khon Kaen University , Khon Kaen , Thailand.
J Air Waste Manag Assoc. 2019 Mar;69(3):313-319. doi: 10.1080/10962247.2018.1536616. Epub 2018 Nov 29.
Household hazardous products contain hazardous chemicals, so when discarding these products a household hazardous waste (HHW) stream is created. HHW is a major environmental problem in Thailand, yet HHW has received scant attention so management is often inadequate or inappropriate. The objective of this study was to investigate the factors associated with appropriate HHW management in Thailand. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire completed during randomly assigned household interviews in Nakhon Nayok province, Thailand, between February and May 2017. The proportion of "appropriate management" was presented as percentage with its 95% confidence interval (CI). A multilevel mixed-effects logistic regression model was performed to determine the factors associated with appropriate HHW management, with 663 households included. The proportion of appropriate HHW management was 23.4% (95%CI: 20.2% to 26.6%). Both individual and local government administrative organization factors had on an effect on appropriate HHW management, including (a) being female (adjusted odds ratio [OR]:1.59; 95%CI: 1.03 to 2.46); (b) household size (adjusted OR: 1.66; 95%CI: 1.09 to 2.54); (c) knowledge score vis-à-vis HHW management (adjusted OR: 1.78; 95%CI: 1.43 to 2.02); (d) appropriate HHW storage behavior (adjusted OR: 2.48; 95%CI: 1.60 to 3.83); and (e) appropriate HHW use behavior (adjusted OR: 3.97; 95%CI: 2.40 to 6.58). The government of Thailand might consider a program to increase appropriate management of household hazardous waste to mitigate public health and environmental contamination risks. Implications: Household hazardous waste becomes a major concern in many countries, including Thailand. The household hazardous waste management should be started at the source first, because household hazardous waste is mixed with the municipal waste stream. Thus, this study finding will be important for policymakers such as government and local government and can be used to create a specific policy and campaigns for household hazardous waste management.
家用危险产品含有危险化学品，因此在丢弃这些产品时会产生家庭危险废物 (HHW)。HHW 是泰国的一个主要环境问题，但对其关注甚少，因此管理通常不充分或不适当。本研究的目的是调查与泰国适当 HHW 管理相关的因素。数据是使用 2017 年 2 月至 5 月在泰国那空那育府通过随机分配的家庭访谈收集的，使用结构化问卷进行。“适当管理”的比例以百分比及其 95%置信区间 (CI) 表示。使用多级混合效应逻辑回归模型确定与适当 HHW 管理相关的因素，共纳入 663 户家庭。适当 HHW 管理的比例为 23.4%（95%CI：20.2%至 26.6%）。个人和地方政府行政组织因素都对适当的 HHW 管理有影响，包括 (a) 女性（调整后的优势比 [OR]：1.59；95%CI：1.03 至 2.46）；(b) 家庭规模（调整后的 OR：1.66；95%CI：1.09 至 2.54）；(c) HHW 管理知识得分（调整后的 OR：1.78；95%CI：1.43 至 2.02）；(d) 适当的 HHW 储存行为（调整后的 OR：2.48；95%CI：1.60 至 3.83）；和 (e) 适当的 HHW 使用行为（调整后的 OR：3.97；95%CI：2.40 至 6.58）。泰国政府可能会考虑实施一项计划，以增加对家庭危险废物的适当管理，从而降低公共卫生和环境污染风险。影响：家用危险废物在包括泰国在内的许多国家成为一个主要关注点。家用危险废物管理应首先从源头开始，因为家用危险废物与城市废物混合在一起。因此，本研究结果对于政府等政策制定者来说非常重要，可以用于制定特定的政策和家庭危险废物管理运动。
