Saeeda Shaikh, Rukhsana Khan, Karim Bux.
Assesment of the Community, Knowledge, Attitude and Practice regarding Piles of Garbage Around Uc-9 Gulshan-E-Iqbal Town District East Karachi.
Pak J Public Health Jan ;6(3):7-13.

Background: In the past the people with poor practices , such as burning dumps and polluting incinerators, have left the negative perceptions of new SWM strategies . In developing countries Uncollected solid waste is still a serious public health issue in Health data show significantly higher rates of diarrhea and acute respiratory infections for children living in households where solid waste is dumped or burned in the vicinity, as compared with households in the same cities that receive a regular waste collection service, to assess the community knowledge, attitude and practice regarding piles of garbage Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study (KAP survey) was conducted. Systemic random sampling method for selection of participant was used pretested and questionnaire was pretested. Data analysis was done by using MS Excel and SPSS. Results: The key findings 98%of the community had knowledge on solid waste management, out of 100 respondents,73% respondents knew the importance of solid waste management 76% know garbage related to transmission of diseases , 49% expressed that they want to educate their family on garbage at proper place , 58% expressed that crime, unemployment and cost of living are more important to them than garbage free community .Regarding the practices 58% respondents dispose of their house hold refuse at nearby trashes,47% respondents take measures for waste to make safer for health ,69% of children up to 5 years of age were found sick , among them 33% were sick due to fever, 67% adults remain sick out of which 46% were due to fever. Conclusion: This study indicates that despite of good knowledge, the community have no concerned with public health issues that is why they wanted to get training on waste management

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