Assessment of knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding littering legislation among motorists and passengers .A case study of BUSE FAES students and staff · Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Author

Jimu, Rumbidzai

Title

Assessment of knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding littering legislation among motorists and passengers .A case study of BUSE FAES students and staff

Abstract

Background: Littering is considered a serious environmental problem. This study sought to determine the knowledge, attitudes and practices towards littering legislation among motorists and passengers at Bindura University Astra Campus, FAES department.
Methodology: Target population was stratified and individuals were randomly selected from each strata. It was conducted among 63 individuals. Piloted questionnaires were used for data collection. After data collection, the data was entered into SPSS version 20.0 for descriptive statistics and Chi Square test was then used to determine the association between socio-demographic characteristics with knowledge, attitude and practices towards littering legislation in Zimbabwe.
Results: Majority of respondents had knowledge that EMA governs littering in Zimbabwe .However, more than 80% of participants were not knowledgeable on the specific fine and years of imprisonment of failure to comply with littering legislation of Zimbabwe. Knowledge on specific fines and years of imprisonment dependant on age (2= 8.676, p=0.19).At least 50% felt that it is unacceptable to throw litter anywhere. There was an association between age and attitude of responsibility to proper litter disposal, (2 =5.63, p=0.03). Passengers littered more than motorists with a percentage of 32.6%. Littering on land surface was associated with age, (2=8.09, p =0.018). There was a strong association between age and knowledge of passengers that throwing litter on land surface attracts a penalty (2=14.182, p=0.001). Habit and unavailability of bins were the major cited reasons of littering through vehicle windows.
Conclusion and Recommendation: The results show that younger people litter more than older people. Knowledge and positive attitude towards littering may not imply one practice proper disposal of litter. .Strategies to combat littering among motorists and passengers should be directed towards behaviour change and provisions of vehicle bins.

Date

July 2020

Publisher

BUSE

Keywords

littering legislation, littering, motorists and passengers, Case study of BUSE,Bindura, Zimbabwe

Supervisor

Mr. Nyamugure