Practices, Concerns, and Willingness to Participate in Solid Waste Management in Two Urban Slums in Central Uganda
المؤلفون المشاركون
Musinguzi, Geofrey
Halage, Abdullah Ali
Musoke, David
Mukama, Trasias
Ndejjo, Rawlance
Carpenter, David O.
Ssempebwa, John C.
المصدر
Journal of Environmental and Public Health
العدد
المجلد 2016، العدد 2016 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2016)، ص ص. 1-7، 7ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2016-03-14
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
7
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Poor solid waste management is among the major challenges facing urban slums in developing countries including Uganda.
Understanding community concerns and willingness towards involvement in solid waste management improvement initiatives is critical for informing interventions in slums.
Methods.
We used a cross-sectional study to collect quantitative data from 435 residents in two urban slums in central Uganda.
A semistructured questionnaire was used which assessed waste collection practices, separation and disposal methods, concerns regarding solid wastes, and willingness to participate in waste separation and composting.
Data was analysed using STATA 12.
Results.
Food remains (38%) and plastics (37%) formed the biggest proportion of wastes generated in households.
Most households (35.9%) disposed of general wastes by open dumping while 27% disposed of plastics by burning.
Only 8.8% of households conducted composting while 55% carried out separation for some decomposable wastes.
Separation was carried out for only banana peelings and leftover foods for feeding animals.
Respondents expressed high willingness to separate (76.6%) and compost (54.9%) solid wastes.
Conclusion.
Practices in waste disposal and separation were poor despite high willingness to participate in initiatives to improve waste management, highlighting a need for authorities to engage residents of slums to improve their practices.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Mukama, Trasias& Ndejjo, Rawlance& Musoke, David& Musinguzi, Geofrey& Halage, Abdullah Ali& Carpenter, David O.…[et al.]. 2016. Practices, Concerns, and Willingness to Participate in Solid Waste Management in Two Urban Slums in Central Uganda. Journal of Environmental and Public Health،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1108529
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Mukama, Trasias…[et al.]. Practices, Concerns, and Willingness to Participate in Solid Waste Management in Two Urban Slums in Central Uganda. Journal of Environmental and Public Health No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1108529
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Mukama, Trasias& Ndejjo, Rawlance& Musoke, David& Musinguzi, Geofrey& Halage, Abdullah Ali& Carpenter, David O.…[et al.]. Practices, Concerns, and Willingness to Participate in Solid Waste Management in Two Urban Slums in Central Uganda. Journal of Environmental and Public Health. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1108529
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-1108529
قاعدة معامل التأثير والاستشهادات المرجعية العربي "ارسيف Arcif"
أضخم قاعدة بيانات عربية للاستشهادات المرجعية للمجلات العلمية المحكمة الصادرة في العالم العربي
تقوم هذه الخدمة بالتحقق من التشابه أو الانتحال في الأبحاث والمقالات العلمية والأطروحات الجامعية والكتب والأبحاث باللغة العربية، وتحديد درجة التشابه أو أصالة الأعمال البحثية وحماية ملكيتها الفكرية. تعرف اكثر