Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) Survey/Study.
KAP surveys originated in the 1950s in the fields of family planning and population research. Also known as
knowledge, attitude, behavior, and practice surveys, these are now widely accepted for the investigation of
health-related behaviors and health-seeking practices. A KAP survey is meant to be a representative survey of
a target population; it aims to elicit what is known (knowledge), believed (attitude), and done (practiced) in
the context of the topic of interest. Information is collected using semi structured or (more usually) structured
questionnaires that are self-administered or administered by interviewers; both qualitative and quantitative data
may be collected.
KAP surveys are reasonably easy to design, conduct, analyze, and interpret. KAP surveys have therefore
become popular, especially in the field of public health, where they help provide valuable information for
resource allocation in, planning of, and implementation of public health programs. The results of the survey
will provide the inputs needed for the design of an effective program, as well as the baseline data for the future
evaluation of the success of the program. Thus, KAP surveys can be used to assess the baseline levels of
awareness about waste management before designing and implementing educational or interventional
programs in the population of interest.
Instruction
1. Each group consist of 4-5students only.
2. Student will be provided with questionnaires
- E-waste
- Pharmaceutical waste
- Littering
- Micro plastic waste
3. Create a google form to conduct the survey (online survey)
4. The target audience/respondent is contingent upon your justification (eg: students, household)
5. After data collection is complete, data analysis will take place. Tables or graphs can be used to present
data.
6. Prepare your report using the template provided.
TITLE
Tengku Alina Tengku Ali, Muhammad Iqbal Mohamed Ishak,
Centre of Environmental Health and Safety, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), kampus
Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Abstract
The construction sector is among the fastest growing sectors in Malaysia; it consumes a vast amount of natural resources
and produces a massive volume of construction and demolition waste. The waste is collected in a decentralised manner
by sub-contracted companies. It is challenging to obtain reliable information on the amount of construction waste
generated, because it is hard to determine its exact quantity and composition. Therefore, this study proposes a quantitative
construction waste estimation model for residential buildings according to available data collected from the Construction
Industry Development Board, Malaysia. A GOOD ABSTRACT SHOULD CONSIST OF INTRODUCTION,
PROBLEM STATEMENT, RESULTS & DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION. NOT MORE THAN 300 WORDS
Keywords: Household, domestic waste (not more than 5 keywords)
1.0 INTRODUCTION
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Introduce briefly your study
explains the problem statement
states the aims/objectives of study
Introduction not less than 1 and not exceed 4 pages
2.0 METHODOLOGY
2.2.
Study Location
Delhi, capital of India and also being the second largest e-waste generator city in India was chosen as
the study location for the current work. Lot of local- and national-level NGOs along with government,
corporate, multilateral and bilateral organizations carry out mass awareness campaigns related to the
issue in the city. This makes it more interesting to indirectly evaluate the impact of such programmes
on people’s perception over the issues associated with handling of e-waste. The study was conducted
with the middle-class families both upper and lower belonging to different educational backgrounds
and professions during 2007.
Figure 1: The location of
2.3.
Instrument (eg: questionnaire)
Explain briefly the instrument used..what types of question asked and the detail on that
2.4.
Population
Explain who involved in this study. Why choose them? What are the criteria to ensemble them to be
part of your study?
2.4
Data Analysis
Data analysis using excell/spss etc
3.0 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
3.1.
sociodemographic profile
In 2018, this commercial area alone produced 22.92 ton of organic waste (figure 2). For January, it holds the
highest value with 3.96 ton while February and March it seen decreased values of weight’s collection more
than 50% as this month.
Figure 2: The weights of organic waste (MT) according to the respective months for the year of 2018 by Majlis
Bandaraya Shah Alam.
The food waste was measured by weighing waste generated from each premises. From the result of food
waste data collection (Figure 3), the total waste produced is 22.93 ton/year. The values are varies every month
hence, it shows inconsistent trend throughout the year of 2018. This can be supported by the findings of Solid
Waste Management & Public Cleansing Corporation (SW Corp) that stated there are an increasing of food
waste volume about 15-20% in Malaysia during festivals (nayan & nina, 2018).
Table 1:
3.2 Knowledge on …………………
4.0 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
In many countries of the world MSW is landfilled without any sorting and, moreover, without proof of
contents. Domestic waste contains certain percentage of dangerous substances that are potentially harmful, in
amounts of 1% of MSW. There was a significant development when it comes to waste treatment and its
regulation laid down by laws, such as, for example, setting objectives for recycling and preliminary treatment
of biodegradable organic substances before adding it to the landfill, which now limit the speed of expansion
of the landfill sites
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The authors fully acknowledged ……
REFERENCES (APA style, below is an examples)
Begum RA, Satari SK and Pereira JJ (2010) Waste generation and recycling: Comparison of conventional and
industrialized building systems. American Journal of Environmental Sciences 6: 383–388.
Chen Z, Li H and Wong CT (2002). An application of bar-code system for reducing construction wastes.
Automation in Construction 11: 521–533.
Manowong E (2012) Investigating factors influencing construction waste management efforts in developing
countries: An experience from Thailand. Waste Management & Research 30: 56–71.
Mokhtar SN and Mahmood NZ (2008) Approach in construction industry: A study on prefabrication method
as a tool for waste minimization. In: International Conference on Environmental Research and Technology
(ICERT 2008), 28–30 May 2008, Penang, Malaysia.
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