Variable | Description | Frequency | Percentage | Pearson chi-square (p-value) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Respondents’ practice waste segregation at home | Yes | 170 | 50.3 | 0.12 (0.91) |
No | 168 | 49.7 | Â | |
Respondents’ practices: Type of waste disposed by respondents | Food | 251 | 74.3 | 656.56 (< 0.001) |
Bottles | 19 | 5.6 | Â | |
Plastic | 62 | 18.3 | Â | |
Others | 5 | 1.5 | Â | |
Missing | 1 | 0.3 | Â | |
Respondents’ practices: Who normally carries the household waste to the allocated bin provided by the local authority | Own self | 255 | 75.4 | 460.75 (< 0.001) |
Children | 17 | 5.0 | Â | |
Paid collector | 32 | 9.5 | Â | |
Others | 34 | 10.1 | Â | |
Respondents’ perceptions that appropriate waste disposal site is provided by the local authority | Yes | 323 | 95.6 | 280.66 (< 0.001) |
No | 15 | 4.4 | Â | |
Respondents’ perceptions on the importance of proper waste management | Important | 337 | 99.7 | - |
Missing | 1 | 0.3 | Â | |
Respondents’ perceptions toward who is responsible to clean the residential area | The residence | 211 | 62.4 | 441.85 (< 0.001) |
Community | 38 | 11.2 | Â | |
District council | 82 | 24.3 | Â | |
Private waste operator | 5 | 1.5 | Â | |
Missing | 2 | .6 | Â | |
Respondents’ perceptions on improper waste management contribute to disease occurrence | Yes | 324 | 95.9 | 594.68 (< 0.001) |
No | 9 | 2.7 | Â | |
Not sure | 5 | 1.5 | Â | |
Respondents’ perceptions of disease that may relate to improper waste management | Malaria | 74 | 21.9 | 188.24 (< 0.001) |
Typhoid | 21 | 6.2 | Â | |
Diarrhea | 103 | 30.5 | Â | |
Others | 138 | 40.8 | Â | |
Missing | 2 | .6 | Â | |
Respondents’ perceptions: How many respondents have knowledge/awareness about proper waste disposal? | Yes | 314 | 92.9 | 248.82 (< 0.001) |
No | 24 | 7.1 | Â | |
Respondents’ perceptions: Element that motivates the household occupants to dispose waste properly | Cleanliness | 275 | 81.4 | 352.80 (< 0.001) |
Fear of illness | 42 | 12.4 | Â | |
Odor | 21 | 6.2 | Â |