Research Article
Factors Influencing Attitude, Safety Behavior, and Knowledge regarding Household Waste Management in Guinea: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Socioeconomic and demographic characteristics and solid waste disposal methods of the respondents (
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| | Variables | Frequency (%) | Waste disposal methods | | MAD | APD | Open land | Burning | | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) |
| | Overall | 1093 (100%) | 221 (20.2%) | 271 (24.8%) | 452 (41.4%) | 149 (13.6%) | | Age group | | | | | | | 15–39 | 641 (58.6%) | 89 (13.9%) | 216 (33.7%) | 227 (35.4%) | 109 (17.0%) | | 40–59 | 378 (34.6%) | 113 (29.9%) | 49 (13.0%) | 214 (56.6%) | 2 (0.5%) | | 60 | 74 (6.8%) | 19 (25.7%) | 6 (8.1%) | 11 (14.9%) | 38 (51.4%) | | Sex | | | | | | | Male | 351 (32.1%) | 104 (29.6%) | 93 (26.5%) | 114 (32.5%) | 40 (11.4%) | | Female | 742 (67.9%) | 117 (15.8%) | 178 (24.0) | 338 (45.6) | 109 (14.7) | | Marital status | | | | | | | Single | 210 (19.2%) | 41 (19.5%) | 55 (26.2%) | 80 (38.1%) | 34 (16.2%) | | Married | 742 (67.9%) | 151 (20.4%) | 179 (24.1%) | 313 (42.2%) | 99 (13.3%) | | Divorced | 54 (4.9%) | 16 (29.6%) | 18 (33.3%) | 15 (27.8%) | 5 (9.3%) | | Widowed | 87 (8.0%) | 13 (14.9%) | 19 (21.8%) | 44 (50.6%) | 11 (12.6%) | | Education attainment | | | | | | | None | 565 (51.7%) | 93 (16.5%) | 88 (15.6%) | 307 (54.3%) | 77 (13.6%) | | Primary | 140 (12.8%) | 19 (13.6%) | 33 (23.6%) | 67 (47.9%) | 21 (15.0%) | | Secondary | 308 (28.2%) | 74 (24.0%) | 119 (36.6%) | 66 (21.4%) | 49 (15.9%) | | Tertiary | 80 (7.3%) | 35 (43.8%) | 31 (38.8%) | 12 (15.0%) | 2 (2.5%) | | Household income | | | | | | | Less than 250001 | 639 (58.5%) | 71 (11.1%) | 47 (7.4%) | 382 (59.8%) | 139 (21.8%) | | 250001 to 450000 | 146 (13.4%) | 37 (25.3%) | 51 (34.9%) | 56 (38.4%) | 2 (1.4%) | | 450001 to 650000 | 91 (8.3%) | 62 (68.1%) | 27 (29.7%) | 2 (2.2%) | 0 | | 650001 to 850000 | 127 (11.6%) | 19 (15.0%) | 107 (84.3%) | 1 (0.8%) | 0 | | More than 850000 | 90 (8.2%) | 32 (35.6%) | 39 (43.3%) | 11 (12.2%) | 8 (8.9%) | |
Residential area | | | | | | | Unplanned residential area | 776 (71.0%) | 86 (11.1%) | 121 (15.6%) | 429 (55.3%) | 140 (18.0%) | | Planned residential area | 317 (29.0%) | 135 (42.6%) | 150 (47.3%) | 23 (7.3%) | 9 (2.8%) | | Distance to permitted dumpsite | | | | | | | Less than 50 meters | 62 (5.7%) | 32 (51.6%) | 26 (41.9%) | 3 (4.8%) | 1 (1.6%) | | Between 50 and 100 meters | 231 (21.1%) | 67 (29.0%) | 135 (58.4%) | 26 (11.3%) | 3 (1.3%) | | More than 100 meters | 627 (57.4%) | 98 (15.6%) | 75 (12.0%) | 354 (56.5%) | 100 (15.9%) | | Over 200 meters | 173 (15.8%) | 24 (13.9%) | 35 (20.2%) | 69 (39.9%) | 45 (26.0%) |
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MAD: municipal accredited dumpsites; APS: accredited private sector.
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