Household heads perceptions and associated factors on micro and small solid waste collection enterprise in Gondar city, northwest Ethiopia

Abstract

Introduction: Community perception is one of the crucial issues which determines the success or failure of solid waste collection system. Objectives: To assess household heads perceptions and associated factors towards solid waste collection micro and small enterprises in Gondar city, North West Ethiopia, 2015. Methods: Community based cross-sectional quantitative study was employed and study participants were selected by multi stage sampling using simple random and systematic random sampling technique. Ten Health extension workers and two environmental health professionals were used for data collections and supervisions. Pre tested structured questionnaire and observational check list were used. Bivaraite analysis was used primarily to check which variables have an association with the dependent variable. Variables found to have an association with the dependant variable was entered in to multivariate logistic regressions. Finally the variables which have significant association were identified using OR, with 95% CI and cut point of P- value 0.2 and 0.05 for crude and adjusted ratio respectively. Result: The study showed that the total respondents who had positive perception on solid waste collection micro and small enterprises were 301(52.1%). Among the respondents Females were 1.45 times more likely perceived on solid waste collection MSEs (AOR = 1.45 CI 95% (1.03-2.03) compared to males. The respondents who correctly practiced solid waste storage and separation were 1.68 times more likely (AOR = 1.68 CI 95% (1.17-2.39) compared to incorrectly practice. Respondents who stored solid waste one week were 2.17 times more likely had positive perception (AOR = 2.17 CI 95% (1.50-3.13) compared who stored more than one week. Conclusions: household heads perceptions on solid waste collection micro and small enterprises in Gondar city found to be good. Sex, duration of solid waste storage, and Onsite solid waste storage and separation practice were factors associated with Community perception on solid waste collection micro and small enterprises