Original Research Article
Year: 2021 | Month: February | Volume: 11 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 190-194
A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Information Booklet on Knowledge Regarding Hazards of Plastic Usage and its Safe Disposal among Community People in a Selected Area at Nagpur District
Aachal Sirsat1, Vaishnavi Bhandwalkar2, Shrinivas Karri3, Rohit Ramteke4, Anshul Vishwakarma5
1,2,3,4Suretech College of Nursing, Maharashtra University of Health Science, Nagpur, India
5Lecturer M.Sc. Nursing, (Community Health Nursing), Suretech College of Nursing, Nagpur
Corresponding Author: Aachal Sirsat
ABSTRACT
Plastics are used on a daily basis throughout the world. India generates nearly 26,000 tonnes of plastic waste every day, making it the 15th biggest plastic polluter globally. Lok Sabha has prohibited the use of non- reusable plastic water bottles and other plastic items within the parliament from august 20, the government run railways is also set to ban single use plastic at all stations and on trains. Plastic accounts for 8% of the total solid waste generated in the country annually, with Delhi producing the biggest quantity, followed by Kolkata and Ahmedabad, said 2018 report by the Delhi-based the energy and resource institute (TERI), Citing data from India’s central pollution control board (CPCB).1
Methodology: This study was conducted on 30 parents of Basic B.Sc. Nursing 3rd year students of Suretech College of Nursing, Nagpur and probability simple random technique was used. Research design was quasi experimental one group pre-test post-test research design. Knowledge regarding hazards of plastic usage and its safe disposal was assessed.
Result: Findings of the study revealed that the overall post-test mean score was 17.15 (57.16) with standard deviation 4.58 and the respondent knowledge were significantly higher than, the overall mean pre test knowledge score 16.5 (55%) with standard deviation 3 and computed paired ‘‘t’’ value 3.03 is higher than the table value 2.05 at p<0.05 level.
Conclusion: Hence the information booklet on knowledge regarding hazards of plastic usage and its safe disposal was effective and statistically significant. The study reveals that there is no significant association between selected demographic variable with post-test knowledge score at p<0.05. Data was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics.
Key words: Information booklet, knowledge, plastic, hazards.