Knowledge Regarding Domestic Waste Management among Women

Domestic waste has become one of the most significant causes of severe damage to the rural eco environmental because of the large amount of waste discharged and improper disposal. A community based descriptive study was conducted to assess the knowledge regarding domestic waste management among women at village NangalShahidan of district Hoshiarpur, Punjab. Non Probability purposive sampling technique was used to obtain a sample of 50 women for the research study. Analysis of data was done by using inferential statistic. ANNOVA test was used to mean score and relationship of knowledge toward domestic waste management among women at village NangalShahidan of district Hoshiarpur, Punjab, with selected demographic variables respectively. The sample characteristics shows that majority of women belongs to age group 31 40 with 44 , 50 women done their secondary education, 76 are housewives, 74 belong Hindu religion, 58 women have open disposal of waste, 40 have monthly income between Rs 4,000 Rs 6,000 and 78 of women use television as source of information. The overall knowledge score sampling showed that 4 had an excellent knowledge whereas 50 had fair knowledge regarding domestic waste management. Renuka Sandhu "Knowledge Regarding Domestic Waste Management among Women" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-1 , December 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd38166.pdf Paper URL : https://www.ijtsrd.com/medicine/nursing/38166/knowledge-regarding-domestic-waste-management-among-women/renuka-sandhu