Factors Affecting to Behavior in Household Hazardous Waste Management of People in Banpom Sub District, Khirimat District, Sukhothai Province

Abstract

          The purpose of this research was to study the knowledge of hazardou s waste and the household hazardous waste management,  perceived susce ptibility of household hazardous waste not correct management,   perceive d severity of household hazardous waste not correct management, perceiv ed benefits of household hazardous waste management,  perceived barrier s of household hazardous waste management,  social support and househo ld hazardous waste management behavior of people,    and to study factors affecting behavior in  household hazardous waste management of people i n Banpom Sub District, Khirimat District, Sukhothai Province. The data we re collected from the most relevant household hazardous waste managem ent 373 households. The research tool was the questionnaire. The data wer e analyzed by descriptive statistics and stepwise multiple linear regressio n.

          The results predicting of factors affecting to behavior in household h azardous waste management of people in Banpom Sub District, Khirimat D istrict, Sukhothai Province were composed of 1) social support (Beta = 0.61 0) 2) perceived barriers of household hazardous waste management  (Beta = 0.200)  3) perceived benefits of household hazardous waste management (Beta = 0.136) 4) homemaker (Beta = 0.085). The constructed four independ ent variables in the multiple regression have a predictive value of 50.80 pe rcent of the variables in the behavior in household hazardous waste mana gement with statistical significance at the level of P – value < 0.05. The resu lts of study can be used as a solution and promote better household hazard ous waste management behaviors.