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• TITLE: Health and Safety Challenges, and Perceptions of Private Sector Waste Operators in Lagos, Nigeria

  AUTHORS: Mynepalli K. C. Sridhar, Mumuni Adejumo

  KEYWORDS: PSP; Waste Management; Waste Operators; Safety; KAP

  JOURNAL NAME: Health, Vol.6 No.7, March 19, 2014

  ABSTRACT: This study assessed the knowledge, and perceptions on safety measure practices and challenges of private sector participation (PSP) operators on solid waste management in Lagos State, Nigeria. This was a cross-sectional study and utilized interviewer administered questionnaire. The study employed purposive sampling among 256 PSP operators. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson’s product moment and multiple regression analysis correlation at 5% level of significance. Respondents’ age was 35.7 ± 4.2 years, and included 78.5% male. About 55.9% of the respondents spent up to 5 years in the waste management operations. Some 44.9% had at least completed secondary school education. A good knowledge of waste management was exhibited by 68.4% of the respondents. The respondents who had spent 16 years and above in waste management operations were more knowledgeable (8.0 ± 2.1) compared to those who had spent lesser time (p