Department of Environmental Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Department of Women's and Family Health, School of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar 6200, Ethiopia.
J Environ Public Health. 2023 Jan 28;2023:5267790. doi: 10.1155/2023/5267790. eCollection 2023.
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.
To assess on-site solid waste handling practice and its associated factors among condominium residents in Gondar city, northwest Ethiopia, 2021.
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 value <0.25 in the bivariate analysis were entered into a multivariable logistic regression model. A value of less than 0.05 with 95% CI was considered a statistically significant factor.
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.
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.
固体废物是人类日常活动产生的一种废物，被认为是无用的或不再需要进一步使用的。人口增长、快速城市化、经济蓬勃发展以及社区生活水平提高，极大地提高了发展中国家固体废物的产生率。固体废物可以用作工业生产或能源生产的资源。然而，由于管理不善，它会导致环境和人类健康问题。关于研究区域现场固体废物管理实践的信息很少。因此，评估公寓居民的现场固体废物管理实践及其相关因素非常重要。
评估埃塞俄比亚西北部贡德尔市公寓居民的现场固体废物处理情况及其相关因素，2021 年。
这是一项 2021 年 3 月 1 日至 6 月 15 日期间在贡德尔市进行的基于社区的横断面研究。该研究包括总共 450 个公寓家庭，响应率为 99.3%。使用二元逻辑回归模型评估因变量和自变量之间的关联。在双变量分析中具有 值 <0.25 的那些变量被输入多变量逻辑回归模型。具有 95%CI 的 值 <0.05 被认为是具有统计学意义的因素。
在这项研究中，79.8%（95%CI：76.4%，83.3%）的公寓居民现场固体废物处理实践较差。调查结果还表明，42.2%和 50.2%的研究参与者对现场固体废物处理实践有良好的态度和良好的知识，分别。在多变量逻辑回归分析中，男性户主（AOR=1.90；95%CI：1.11-3.28）、大家庭规模（AOR=1.87；95%CI：1.03-3.40）、对现场固体废物处理实践的消极态度（AOR=1.79；95%CI：1.07-3.00）、未接受培训（AOR=3.40；95%CI：1.77-6.55）和未实施执法（AOR=2.85；95%CI：1.39-5.84）与现场固体废物处理实践显著相关。
公寓居民的现场固体废物处理实践非常差。有必要提供固体废物处理方面的培训和执法。
