Assess the Knowledge and Attitude of Housewives Regarding Household Waste Management in Selected Urban Area of Himachal Pradesh: A Descriptive Study

Household waste management in urban areas is a critical issue, particularly for housewives who often play a central role in managing household chores. Housewives as key mangers of household activities are essential in implementing and maintaining waste and overall waste reduction practices. Effective management by housewives can reduce the burden on municipal waste management systems, minimize environmental pollution, promote sustainability and involves the systematic handling waste materials from their generation to final disposal. Aim of the study as to improve the knowledge and attitude of housewives regarding household waste management. Quantitative approach with descriptive research designs was used. Total 100 housewives were selected for sampling by using non probability purposive sampling techniques tool. Socio – demographic variables, self-structured knowledge questionnaire, likert scale were used to collect the data from the housewives. The result showed that housewives had 77% adequate knowledge and 100% highly positive attitude. The mean and S.D of knowledge score was found to be (16.36±4.044) and mean and S.D of attitude score was found to be (20±2.51) of housewives. There was no significance association between the knowledge and attitude with the selective demographic variables at 0.05 level of significance. The study concluded that the study was effective in improving the knowledge and highly positive attitude regarding household waste management among housewives. Keywords: Housewives, household waste management, knowledge, attitude, urban area.