消费者对一次性塑料的知识,态度和做法 在加纳的Korle-Gonno
Elijah Kwasi Peprah1,2, Samuel Agyabeng Boapeah1, Roberta Amewor1
1University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho-Ghana-Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics.
PloS one
|July 9, 2025
概括
一次性塑料 (SUP) 污染是加纳的一个主要问题.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 一次性塑料 (SUPs) 构成了日益严重的环境威胁,特别是对于像加纳的科尔勒-戈诺这样的沿海社区,这些社区严重依赖海洋资源.
- 废物管理系统不足加剧了Korle-Gonno社区SUP污染的问题.
- 本研究调查了影响消费者对SUP态度的因素,以指导有效的干预措施.
研究的目的:
- 探索Korle-Gonno社区消费者对一次性塑料 (SUP) 的态度的驱动因素.
- 确定影响公众对SUP污染的看法和行为的关键因素.
- 为制定有针对性的干预措施以减轻SUP污染提供信息.
主要方法:
- 一项描述性的横截面研究,涉及198名Korle-Gonno居民,使用多阶段采样方法进行选择.
- 通过结构化问卷收集数据,评估与SUP相关的社会人口统计,知识,关切,态度和做法.
- 使用STATA 17.0进行统计分析,包括千平方测试和后勤回归来确定显著的预测因素.
主要成果:
- 很大一部分受访者 (51%) 表示对 SUP 的了解很少,尽管他们承认它们对污染的贡献.
- 只有10.1%的参与者报告回收塑料,其中大多数人使用不当的处置方法.
- 高水平的环境关注 (aOR=2.37) 和对环境影响的积极看法 (aOR=4.59) 是对减少SUP的积极态度的关键预测因素. 长期居民 (20年以上) 也表现出积极的态度 (aOR=2.45).
结论:
- 缺乏知识,不当的处置做法和不足的基础设施是Korle-Gonno SUP污染的主要驱动因素.
- 社区强烈支持监管措施和企业问责制,以应对塑料污染.
- 有效的策略包括公众教育,加强回收系统,促进生物降解替代品,以实现可持续的污染管理.
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