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Study On Knowledge, Attitude And Practices Towards The Solid Waste Management In Karan District, Mogadishu Somalia

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  • Abdikadir Ahmed Omar

    (Department of Environmental Science, Stamford University Bangladesh, Dhaka 1209, Bangladesh.)

  • Md. Sahadat Hossain

    (Lecturer, Department of Environmental Science Stamford University Bangladesh, Dhaka 1209, Bangladesh)

  • Mst. Mahmuda Parvin

    (Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Science Stamford University Bangladesh, Dhaka 1209, Bangladesh.)

Abstract

Background: Waste management has been a worldwide issue which most countries are finding the best ways of dealing with. Managing waste improperly poses threat to the health of individuals and the environment. Somalia as a developing country, its communities has been facing with a lot of challenges regarding waste management due to actions towards waste management. Objectives: To examine the knowledge, attitudes and practices of communities on waste management and how their actions have affected their health as well as their environments. Methodology: The study area comprises Karan district Mogadishu-Somalia. Self-administered random sampling method has been used for structured questionnaire and interview (N=150). SPSS V.16 has been used for data analysis. Results: The majority of the respondents 58(38.7%) were said sharps/and needles, while 41(27.3%) were said plastic waste, 31(20.7) were human excreta residues only 20 (13.3%) said none of them. The majority of the respondents 101(67.3%) heard the risks associated with waste while 49(32.7) of the respondents don’t heard risks associated with waste. The majority of the respondents 47(31.3%) were said breading of vector, while 29(19.3%) were said skin disease, 19(12.7%) were said respiratory disease while 55(36.7%) were pollution of soil, air and water sources. Besides, the attitude of the respondents, among the respondents 28(18.7%) were strongly agree that they care about waste management (reduce, reuse, and recycle), 91(60.7%) were agree, 14(9.3%) were not sure, 13(8.7%) were disagree while 4(2.7%) were strongly disagree. Moreover, most of the respondents indicates that 75(50.0%) girls are the persons that deals with the wastes, while 63(42.0%) said mothers are responsible, while only 3(2.0%) said boys and 9(6.0%) said father. Conclusion: The findings revealed that Karan district community have good level of knowledge as well as have positive attitude but their practice towards solid waste management was poor.

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  • Abdikadir Ahmed Omar & Md. Sahadat Hossain & Mst. Mahmuda Parvin, 2018. "Study On Knowledge, Attitude And Practices Towards The Solid Waste Management In Karan District, Mogadishu Somalia," Environmental Contaminants Reviews (ECR), Zibeline International Publishing, vol. 1(2), pages 22-26, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:zib:zbnecr:v:1:y:2018:i:2:p:22-26
    DOI: 10.26480/ecr.02.2018.22.26
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