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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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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 |
author_sort | Aghdam, Fatemeh Bakhtari |
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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. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Aghdam, Fatemeh Bakhtari Alamdari, Ziba Delangiz Nadrian, Haidar Jafarabadi, Mohammad Asghari Dehghanzadeh, Reza Personal, Social, and Environmental Factors Associated with the Behavior of Plastic Bag Use among Urban Residents: A Study with Socioecological Approach |
title | Personal, Social, and Environmental Factors Associated with the Behavior of Plastic Bag Use among Urban Residents: A Study with Socioecological Approach |
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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