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Personal, Social, and Environmental Factors Associated with the Behavior of Plastic Bag Use among Urban Residents: A Study with Socioecological Approach

BACKGROUND: Disposal and release of plastic bags in the environment can cause environmental, economic, and social problems. The aim of this study was to explore the determinants of the behavior of plastic bag use (BPBU) among residents using socioecological approach (SEA). METHODS: In this cross-sec...

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Autores principales: Aghdam, Fatemeh Bakhtari, Alamdari, Ziba Delangiz, Nadrian, Haidar, Jafarabadi, Mohammad Asghari, Dehghanzadeh, Reza
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Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6826766/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32133078
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijpvm.IJPVM_341_17
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author Aghdam, Fatemeh Bakhtari
Alamdari, Ziba Delangiz
Nadrian, Haidar
Jafarabadi, Mohammad Asghari
Dehghanzadeh, Reza
author_facet Aghdam, Fatemeh Bakhtari
Alamdari, Ziba Delangiz
Nadrian, Haidar
Jafarabadi, Mohammad Asghari
Dehghanzadeh, Reza
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description BACKGROUND: Disposal and release of plastic bags in the environment can cause environmental, economic, and social problems. The aim of this study was to explore the determinants of the behavior of plastic bag use (BPBU) among residents using socioecological approach (SEA). METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, multistage random sampling was employed to enroll 400 residents in Hadishahr County, North West of Iran. A valid and reliable instrument based on SEA variables was used. RESULTS: Hierarchical multiple linear regressions were performed with SEA and BPBU as outcome variables. Predictors of outcome variables were classified into four different blocks. Demographic characteristics and SEA constructs explained 50% of the observed variance in BPBU. In the first block, age (P = 0.03) and purchase frequency (P = 0.902) were significant predictors of BPBU (R(2) = 0.34), and in the third block, access to alternatives in environment (P = 0.01) was significant predictor for BPBU (R(2) = 0.49). The majority of residents (47%) were taking home 6 to 10 plastic bags and more than 10 freezer bags after their shopping per week. CONCLUSIONS: Health-care providers may consider purchase frequency and SEA as a framework for developing educational, environmental, and social interventions aiming at reducing the consumption of plastic bags.
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spelling pubmed-68267662020-03-04 Personal, Social, and Environmental Factors Associated with the Behavior of Plastic Bag Use among Urban Residents: A Study with Socioecological Approach Aghdam, Fatemeh Bakhtari Alamdari, Ziba Delangiz Nadrian, Haidar Jafarabadi, Mohammad Asghari Dehghanzadeh, Reza Int J Prev Med Original Article BACKGROUND: Disposal and release of plastic bags in the environment can cause environmental, economic, and social problems. The aim of this study was to explore the determinants of the behavior of plastic bag use (BPBU) among residents using socioecological approach (SEA). METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, multistage random sampling was employed to enroll 400 residents in Hadishahr County, North West of Iran. A valid and reliable instrument based on SEA variables was used. RESULTS: Hierarchical multiple linear regressions were performed with SEA and BPBU as outcome variables. Predictors of outcome variables were classified into four different blocks. Demographic characteristics and SEA constructs explained 50% of the observed variance in BPBU. In the first block, age (P = 0.03) and purchase frequency (P = 0.902) were significant predictors of BPBU (R(2) = 0.34), and in the third block, access to alternatives in environment (P = 0.01) was significant predictor for BPBU (R(2) = 0.49). The majority of residents (47%) were taking home 6 to 10 plastic bags and more than 10 freezer bags after their shopping per week. CONCLUSIONS: Health-care providers may consider purchase frequency and SEA as a framework for developing educational, environmental, and social interventions aiming at reducing the consumption of plastic bags. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2019-10-09 /pmc/articles/PMC6826766/ /pubmed/32133078 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijpvm.IJPVM_341_17 Text en Copyright: © 2019 International Journal of Preventive Medicine http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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Aghdam, Fatemeh Bakhtari
Alamdari, Ziba Delangiz
Nadrian, Haidar
Jafarabadi, Mohammad Asghari
Dehghanzadeh, Reza
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title_full Personal, Social, and Environmental Factors Associated with the Behavior of Plastic Bag Use among Urban Residents: A Study with Socioecological Approach
title_fullStr Personal, Social, and Environmental Factors Associated with the Behavior of Plastic Bag Use among Urban Residents: A Study with Socioecological Approach
title_full_unstemmed Personal, Social, and Environmental Factors Associated with the Behavior of Plastic Bag Use among Urban Residents: A Study with Socioecological Approach
title_short Personal, Social, and Environmental Factors Associated with the Behavior of Plastic Bag Use among Urban Residents: A Study with Socioecological Approach
title_sort personal, social, and environmental factors associated with the behavior of plastic bag use among urban residents: a study with socioecological approach
topic Original Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6826766/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32133078
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijpvm.IJPVM_341_17
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