Knowledge, attitude and practice on plastic straw among selected secondary school student in Selangor

MAT HAZANI, NOR BAINI (2020) Knowledge, attitude and practice on plastic straw among selected secondary school student in Selangor. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

There are about 1,300 plastic manufacturers in Malaysia and one of their product is plastic straw which resulting up to 30 million of plastic straw used per day among Malaysians. The increasing use of plastic straw in the community has caused plastic littering into the environment and the ocean. Plastic pollution can cause a significant impact on the health, wellbeing and environment, especially to marine life. However, there is limited study conducted on knowledge, attitude and practise on plastic straw especially among secondary school students. The objective of the study is to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice on plastic straw among selected secondary school students in Selangor. A cross-sectional study was carried out among secondary school students in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. In this study, 150 secondary school students from SMK Kelana Jaya were selected as respondents which consist of two groups which were form one (n=75) and form four (n=75). A set of modified questionnaire was used to obtain the information about socio-demographic, knowledge, attitude and practice on plastic straw among secondary school students. As a result, the study found out that, both groups showed moderate level of knowledge which form one students scored 64.0% and form four students reached 58.7%. For attitude, 69.3% of form one and 65.3% of form four students has moderate attitude. Then, both groups had shown moderate practise which 68.0% was form one students and 70.7% was form four students. Next, there was a mean difference in knowledge on plastic straw, (p<0.05, p=0.000) between form one and form four students. Nevertheless, there was no mean difference in attitude (p>0.05, p=0.552) and practises (p>0.05, p=0.243) between form one and form four students. Next, there was an association between attitude with practise level on plastic straw among secondary school students (p<0.05, p=0.000). However, there was no association between knowledge and practise level on plastic straw among secondary school students (p>0.05, p=0.349). In conclusion, both groups showed moderate knowledge, attitude and practices on plastic straw. Thus, Ministry of Education needs to consider environmental education as a subject that needs to be part of the education syllabus in order to create more awareness on environmental issues and environmental conservation. Keywords: Secondary School Students, Practice, Attitude, Knowledge, Plastic straw

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Depositing User:	Mr Hafizzuddin Hamidon
Date Deposited:	21 Feb 2023 00:22
Last Modified:	21 Feb 2023 00:22
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/809

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