Public Knowledge and Attitudes on Microplastic Contamination of Aquaculture and Fisheries Products in CAMANAVA
Keywords:
Aquaculture, CAMANAVA, Fisheries, KAP, MicroplasticsAbstract
This study determined the relationship between knowledge levels (QK) and attitudes (QA) of microplastic contamination of aquaculture and fisheries products in CAMANAVA with respect to their demographic characteristics (QG). A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 278 respondents quota sampled by municipality at a 95% confidence level with a 6% margin of error. Non-parametric statistics were assumed upon descriptives, Shapiro-Wilk, and Kolmogorov-Smirnov tests, with moderate cumulative scores of QA and QK showing deviations from normality. Correlation results (ρ = 0.424, p < 0.001) indicate a moderate positive relationship, but strong significance between QA and QK. SLR of QA with respect to QA results yielded accounting for R² = 0.186 of variance (QK β₁ = 0.51). No statistical significant difference across age, gender, education, and municipality was observed of the demographics upon analysis of variance. MLR tested QG as factors; however, only accounting for R² = 0.231 of variance in attitudes. QK remained the most notable predictor of all factors.
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