Effecting of empowerment and social support in waste management in Muangkhukhan municipality, Khukhan district, Sisaket Province

Abstract

The objective of the quasi-experimental study aimed to investigate effecting of empowerment and social support in waste management in Muangkhukhan municipality, Khukhan district, Sisaket Province. There were totally 50 samples which were divided into 2 groups, experimental group consisted of 25 people and control group consisted of 25 people: the experimental group were people in Mueang Khukhan Subdistrict Municipality, Khukhan District, Sisaket Province and the control group were People in Kantharalak Municipality, Kantharalak District, Sisaket Province. The experimental group received the program during 12 weeks, and the control group did not receive the program. Data were collected from questionnaires twice before and after experiments during May 1, 2022 and July 1, 2022, and were analyzed by descriptive statistics and presented in percentages, mean, standard deviations, medians, percentile 25^th and percentile 75^th. Comparing differences in average scores of variables of each group relied on the paired t-test. Comparing differences in averages scores of variables between groups was based on the independent test determined with a statistical significance level at 5%. The results showed that, the results of comparing differences in scores on waste management knowledge, waste management attitudes, participation in waste management, social support in waste management, waste management intentions and waste management behaviors in the experimental group were higher than before the experiment and then those in the control group with a statistical significant level at 0.05. The results show that the program created can be used to manage the waste of people in the municipality of Mueang Khukhan Sub-district, Khan District, Sisaket Province, with the results according to the set objectives.