Abstract
Background: Waste is defined as unwanted remains, residues
discarded, and material or by products which are no longer required by
the
initial user. These materials are by-products of human activities such
as process of preparation, manufacture, packing, repacking, unpacking,
construction, renovation of structures and mining operations. Almost any
substance that is discarded is designated as waste, but it may also
be considered as a potential resource. Virtually everything in the
“waste stream” has residual value for someone or some business in the
community. Waste can serve as valuable resources as ground cover to
reduce erosion, fertilizer to nourish the crops. KAP studies investigate
the
knowledge attitude and practice of respondents on the particular subject
of interest. KAP studies tell us what people know about certain things,
how they feel, and how they behave. The knowledge possessed by a
community refers to their understanding of waste generation, description
and recycling in this context. Attitude refers to their feeling toward
waste separation, collection as well as recycling. Practice refers to
the way
in which they demonstrate their knowledge and attitude throw their
actions.
Objective: Assessment of the knowledge, attitude and practice of Addis and Kometa kebele community towards waste disposal management
in South West Ethiopia, 2017.
Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional design and
systematic sampling technique was used to assess liquid and solid waste
disposal
management in Mizan-Aman Town community. Data was collected from 392
selected samples and was tallied manually, processed and
analyzed in a line of its objective by using manual tally and table of
frequency. Data quality was assured by performing pre-test to evaluate
the
appropriateness of data collection instrument.
Result: The finding of this study showed that majority 84% of
the respondents were females, regarding their ethnicity 35.5% were
Bench, also majority of the participants(87.1%) were married with regard
to their religion (47%) were Orthodox, on the other hand 48.6%
of the respondents were the age between 21-30. Furthermore, the study
showed that 81.8% of the respondents have good knowledge, 77.5%
of the participants showed positive attitude toward waste management as
well as 76.9% of participants have good practice to ward waste
management.
Conclusion and Recommendation: The finding of the study revealed that majority of Mizan-Aman town community have good level of
knowledge, have positive attitude and showed good practice to ward waste management.
A. The Mizan-Aman town municipality was recommended to prepare pits/ditches in the town in sufficient quantity for solid waste
disposal.
B. Mizan-Aman town community has best knowledge, positive attitude
and good practice so Mizan-Aman Municipality, Addis and
Kometa kebele administrators and health extension workers should do more
to ensure the sustainability of this trend as well as to aware 100%
of community.
C. Further detailed studies were recommended for intervention by using this high light for further interventions.
