Ezedike Cyprian, Ohazurike Eudora, Emetumah Faisal C, Ajaegbu Okechukwu O
Department of Geography & Environmental Management, Imo state university, Owerri, Imo state, Nigeria.
Department of Political Science, Imo state university, Owerri, Imo state, Nigeria.
AIMS Public Health. 2020 Mar 20;7(1):169-187. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2020015. eCollection 2020.
Behavioral patterns on seeking health are pertinent in terms of how waste is managed. However, informal approach towards waste management has led to poor environmental attitude and pernicious health consequences for many Nigerians. Despite plethora of scientific investigation on waste management, there has been paucity of information on health-seeking behavior and waste management practices among market women, hence the need for this research. The study aimed at assessing the health-seeking behavioral pattern of women traders on waste management in major urban markets in Owerri, Nigeria by identifying the extent of their commitment to sustainable waste management practices, investigating health-seeking behaviors that influence their attitude towards waste management and measuring prevalence of waste-related diseases among them. Data collection for the study involved a cross-sectional survey of 739 women trading in three Owerri major urban markets in line with the study's aim. Results show that motivation to manage waste for disease control was effectively predicted by type of trading item (Omnibus Test: χ2 = 13.871, df = 3, p-value = 0.003); Cochran-Armitage tests of trend show that there is no statistically linear trend between the proportions of understanding the 3Rs and the rankings for methods of seeking health; understanding the 3Rs was not determined by health-seeking method as most methods were with motivation to manage waste discordant (4 out 5 health-seeking methods had negative Goodman & Kruskal's values); PCA on the prevalence of waste-related diseases had a two-component structure which followed acute and chronic dimensions; vegetable and plastics comprised the highest waste streams with plastics being most reused waste type while government is mainly responsible for waste disposal. The study recommends a knowledge transfer approach in entrenching sustainable waste management practices.
在废物管理方面，寻求健康的行为模式至关重要。然而，对废物管理采取的非正式方式导致许多尼日利亚人对环境的态度不佳，并产生了有害的健康后果。尽管对废物管理进行了大量科学研究，但关于市场女性的寻求健康行为和废物管理实践的信息却很少，因此有必要进行这项研究。该研究旨在通过确定她们对可持续废物管理实践的承诺程度、调查影响她们对废物管理态度的寻求健康行为以及测量她们中与废物相关疾病的患病率，来评估尼日利亚奥韦里主要城市市场中女性交易者在废物管理方面的寻求健康行为模式。该研究的数据收集涉及对奥韦里三个主要城市市场的739名女性交易者进行横断面调查，以符合研究目的。结果表明，交易商品类型有效地预测了为疾病控制而管理废物的动机（综合检验：χ2 = 13.871，自由度 = 3，p值 = 0.003）；趋势的 Cochr an - Armitage检验表明，理解3R原则的比例与寻求健康方法的排名之间不存在统计学上的线性趋势；理解3R原则不是由寻求健康的方法决定的，因为大多数方法在管理废物的动机方面不一致（5种寻求健康方法中有4种的古德曼和克鲁斯卡尔值为负）；对与废物相关疾病患病率的主成分分析有一个由急性和慢性维度组成的两成分结构；蔬菜和塑料构成了最大的废物流，塑料是最常被再利用的废物类型，而政府主要负责废物处理。该研究建议采用知识转移方法来确立可持续废物管理实践。
