Knowledge and Attitude Level of Students about Solid Waste Recycling; Kashan University of Medical Sciences

Aims Increasing of the population and development of urban areas, has led to solid wastegeneration increasing which is one of the problems and difficulties that put human andenvironmental health in danger. The aim of present study was to determine the knowledgeand attitude level of Kashan University of Medical Sciences’ students about solid wasterecycling.Instrument & Methods This cross-sectional study was carried out in the fall of 2012 at theKashan University of Medical Sciences and all the 250 students studying at nursing, medical,and paramedical schools were participated in it. A researcher-made questionnaire consistingof 20 questions was used to determine the knowledge about and attitude toward solid wasterecycling. Data was analyzed by ANOVA, Pearson correlation and independent T test.Findings The knowledge of students was the highest about the definition of recycling(84.4%) and lowest about delivery of recycled materials to badgers (23.6%). Most medical(55.1%) and paramedical (75.3%) students had weak and most nursing students (47.1%)had moderate knowledge about solid waste recycling. 69.2% of paramedical, 27.3% ofmedical and 25.5% of nursing students stated that there is no information about recyclingin the university courses .Conclusion Most of the students of Kashan University of Medical Sciences have weak knowledgeregarding to solid waste recycling and their knowledge are different among schools.

کلیدواژه ها:

Knowledge ، Attitude ، Students ، Recycling ، Solid Waste