Mothers’ Knowledge and Practices regarding Safe Disposal of Electronic Waste | ||||
| Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
| Volume 37, Issue 2, May 2025 PDF (841.52 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/tsnj.2025.435953 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Heba El-desoki Shendi1; Entisa Aboelghite Elhossiny rElkazeh2; Rabeaa Abd-Rabo Mohamed3; Dalia Mohammed Fathy4 | ||||
| 1Demonstrator o f Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Kafr El- sheikh University | ||||
| 2Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University | ||||
| 3Assisst.Prof. of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University | ||||
| 4Lecture of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Kafr El-sheikh University, Egyp | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Electronic wastes have potential hazards due to their composition which cause systemic diseases in the body. Mothers play a pivotal role in safe handling and disposal to protect health of the community members from bad effect of electronic waste. Aim: Assess the mothers’ knowledge and practices regarding safe disposal of electronic waste. Design: A descriptive research design. Setting: Two Maternal and Child Health Care Centers (MCH) in Tanta city. Subjects: A sample of (650 mothers) was selected randomly from the previously mentioned settings. Tools: Tool (I): Part (1): Mothers socio- demographic data. Part (2): Knowledge of mothers, includes: General information about electronic waste, its risks, safe disposal and recycling. Tool (II): Self-reported practices of mothers regarding electronic waste management, contained 26 statements include: practices that mothers follow to deal with and to dispose of electronic waste. Results: There were 84.9% and 97.2% of mothers had low level of knowledge regarding safe disposal and recycling of electronic waste total score. Moreover, 94.2% and 99.7% of mothers had unsatisfactory practices regarding practices that mothers follow to deal with and to dispose of electronic waste. Conclusion: Majority of studied mothers had low level of knowledge as well as, unsatisfactory level of practice. There was a significant positive correlation between studied mothers’ total score of knowledge and their total score of practices regarding safe disposal of electronic waste. Recommendations: health authorities should plan and develope health classes for all mothers to increase their knowledge and enhance their practices regarding safe disposal of electronic waste. | ||||
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