The Relationship between Knowledge and Attitude towards Wastewater Management Behavior of Chonburi Hospital Personnel

Abstract

The aims of this research were to study the knowledge, attitude and wastewater management behavior among the personnel of Chonburi Hospital and to study the relationship between knowledge and attitude towards wastewater management behavior among them in Chonburi Hospital. The sample consisted of 387 employees who have worked for Chonburi Hospital for 1 year or more. The research instruments were validated for content validity. The reliability of the knowledge questionnaire was tested using Kuder Richardson 20 (KR-20), yielding a value of .58. The reliability of the attitude and wastewater management behavior questionnaire was determined using Cronbach's alpha coefficients, which were equal to .78, and .82, respectively. The data were analyzed using mean, percentage, and logistic regression analysis to determine factors affecting wastewater management behavior.

                    The results showed that the personnel of Chonburi Hospital had knowledge of wastewater management at a moderate level (full score 100, average 73.99 SD ± 13.30), had a high level of wastewater management attitude (full score 5, average 3.86 SD ± 0.44). Wastewater management behavior was at a good level (full score 4, mean 3.74 SD ± 0.47). The factors affecting good wastewater management behavior (average score of 3.01 or more) included good wastewater management knowledge (scores from 80% or more) and attitudes on wastewater management at a high level (mean score of 3.50 or higher), which were equal to an odds ratio of 3.84 and 2.94 times, respectively, with statistical significance (*p-value < .05).