Knowledge, Readiness and Barriers of Street Food Hawkers to Support the Single-Use Plastic Reduction Program in Northeast Malaysia

Nur Baizura Aini Abdullah, Nor Azwany Yaacob, Razan Ab Samat and Ahmad Filza Ismail
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Nur Baizura Aini Abdullah: Department of Community Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Kelantan Darul Naim, Malaysia
Nor Azwany Yaacob: Department of Community Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Kelantan Darul Naim, Malaysia
Razan Ab Samat: Bachok District Health Office, Bachok 16300, Kelantan Darul Naim, Malaysia
Ahmad Filza Ismail: Department of Community Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Kelantan Darul Naim, Malaysia

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 8, 1-15

Abstract: This study aimed to determine the knowledge, readiness, and barriers among street food hawkers to support the single-use plastic reduction program. A cross-sectional study was performed involving 440 night market food street hawkers from five districts in Kelantan, Malaysia selected through proportionate random sampling from 17 night market locations. The majority of the respondents had good knowledge level, 60% of respondents were ready to support this program, and 73% of them responded that barriers had low influence on them. Social media was the most popular information source utilized to obtain plastic usage information. Age, readiness to change, and significant barriers, were found to be associated with better knowledge. Male food hawkers and food hawkers that received information from social media and official sources were more ready to support single-use plastic reduction program. Proper strategies which incorporate more environmental knowledge, identify, and address the barriers may enhance the readiness to support this pro-environmental behaviour.

Keywords: single-use plastic; street food hawkers; pro-environmental behaviour; environmental knowledge; readiness; barriers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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