The Effect of Knowledge about Waste Management and Gender on Environmental Sanitation Behavior

The objective of this research was to find out whether knowledge about waste management and gender on environmental sanitation behavior. The method used in this study was an Ex Post Facto research with 2 x 2 factorial design with a random sample technique of 60 citizens at Muara Angke, North Jakarta, Indonesia. Data were analyzed by applying two way ANOVA and Tukey test. The research results were: 1) there was significant differences on environmental sanitation behavior between knowledge about waste management who were the high and those who were the low; 2) there was significant differences on environmental sanitation behavior between those who have an male and an female; 3) for female, environmental sanitation behavior were more positive with the high knowledge about waste management compared to the low knowledge about waste management; 4) for male environmental sanitation behavior were more positive with low knowledge about waste management compared to the high knowledge about waste management; 5) there was significant interaction effect between knowledge about waste management and gender on environmental sanitation behavior. To improve the environmental sanitation behavior, there was a need to consider the knowledge about waste management and gender factors.