Assessing Knowledge and Practice of Domestic Waste Disposal among Women Residing in a Selected Rural Community, Thrissur
Journal Title: Journal of Nursing Today - Year 2019, Vol 9, Issue 1
Abstract
Every human activity contributes in the formation of waste. The main rural waste includes agricultural and domestic waste. The present study focuses on assessing the knowledge and practice of domestic waste disposal among women in a rural area in Thrissur with a view to prepare an information booklet. The objectives of the study were to assess the level of knowledge and practice of domestic waste disposal among women, to find the relationship between knowledge and practice of domestic waste disposal among women, to associate the level of knowledge and practice of domestic waste disposal among women with their selected demographic variables, and to prepare and distribute an information booklet on domestic waste disposal. The conceptual model was Modified Rosen stock’s Health Belief Model. The design of the study is a descriptive survey design, conducted on 100 women of rural area. The tools used were structured knowledge questionnaire and a self-reported check list. Following that the researcher distributed an information booklet regarding proper methods of disposal of domestic waste. The findings revealed that 59% of women possessed adequate knowledge related to domestic waste disposal , whereas 38 % had moderate knowledge and 03%had poor knowledge regarding domestic waste disposal . Regarding practice, 47% were found to have low practice level regarding domestic waste disposal 53% had high practice level regarding domestic waste disposal. The analysis showed that there is a positive correlation between level of knowledge and practice of women regarding domestic waste disposal as the r value was 0.286 which was significant at 0.01 level and there is no significant association between level of knowledge and practice with selected demographic variables (occupation, family type , number of members in the family and land area ).
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N. P. Deepthi, Lt Col. Rosy K. O
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