Health Impacts of Municipal Solid Waste Management: Case Study of Muangyao Sub-district Municipality, Hang Chat District, Lampang Province

Abstract

The cross-sectional research aimed to study health impacts and predict factors that correlated with the health hazards of municipal solid waste management. The samples were 291 households in Muangyao Sub-district Municipality, Hang Chat District, Lampang Province. Collection of data performed between 15^th August 2022 and 18^th September 2022 by using questionnaires to conduct an informal interview, and a group discussion. Analyses of the data utilized descriptive statistics, multiple regression analysis, and inductive inferences. The results found that people had a high level of attitude score toward environmental impacts from solid waste management (average 3.85±0.06.). The level of contribution to solid waste management as a whole was minimal (average score 2.33±0.21). People health became worse by municipal solid waste management at high level (average score 3.94±0.08). There were two variables affected health impacts, the amount of disposed solid waste and the attitudes regarding environmental impacts from the municipal solid waste management, which predicted 29.90 percent of the health impact score. Therefore, raising an awareness of reduction of solid waste from people in the area should be done sustainably, as well as developing solid waste management strategies is needed specifically for Muangyao Sub-district by a community participation in the municipal solid waste management.