Knowledge, Perceptions, and Practices of Electronic Waste Management among Consumers in Kampala, Uganda

Table 2

Level of knowledge on electronic waste management among electronic waste consumers in Kampala city.

E-waste knowledge items	Good	Poor
Overall knowledge score	207 (32.34)	433 (67.66)
	Mean = 2.28, SD = 0.83
	Yes	No
Knowledge on at least one example of e-waste	639 (99.84)	1 (0.16)
Knowledge on health and environmental effects of e-waste	415 (64.84)	225 (35.16)
Knowledge on handling electronics before final disposal (reuse, repair, recycle, donate)	107 (16.72)	533 (83.28)
Knowledge on final disposal options for e-waste	97 (15.16)	543 (84.84)
Knowledge on e-waste legislation in the country	18 (2.81)	622 (97.19)

Note: knowledge was assessed by giving 1 to a correct response and 0 to wrong response. The scale classified knowledge as Good with score ≥3 (range 0–5) and Poor <3.