Financial inclusion and households' choice of solid waste disposal in Ghana.
Environmental health
Financial inclusion
Ghana
Multinomial probit
Sanitation
Solid waste disposal
Journal
BMC public health
ISSN: 1471-2458
Titre abrégé: BMC Public Health
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100968562
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
04 06 2022
04 06 2022
Historique:
received:
13
10
2021
accepted:
23
05
2022
entrez:
6
6
2022
pubmed:
7
6
2022
medline:
9
6
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
As the amount of solid waste generated by households in Ghana continues to grow, policy makers are preoccupied with finding better means of managing these solid wastes. To this end, a number of studies have been conducted on the factors that determine the choice of solid waste disposal method among households in Ghana. Notwithstanding, while financial inclusion is deemed as an effective tool for improved solid waste management, none of these studies paid attention to it. This study therefore, investigates the effect of financial inclusion on the choice of solid waste disposal method among households in Ghana. The study uses data from the Ghana Living Standards Survey round 7 (GLSS7). The multinomial probit regression is used as the empirical estimation technique. Our results show that financial inclusion increases the likelihood of households opting for the collection method of solid waste disposal relative to burning, public dumping and indiscriminate disposal of solid waste. Financial inclusion enables households to opt for a healthy solid waste disposal method (collection method), hence, in policy makers' attempts to improve solid waste disposal, paying attention to financial inclusion can be a very useful strategy.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
As the amount of solid waste generated by households in Ghana continues to grow, policy makers are preoccupied with finding better means of managing these solid wastes. To this end, a number of studies have been conducted on the factors that determine the choice of solid waste disposal method among households in Ghana. Notwithstanding, while financial inclusion is deemed as an effective tool for improved solid waste management, none of these studies paid attention to it. This study therefore, investigates the effect of financial inclusion on the choice of solid waste disposal method among households in Ghana.
METHODS
The study uses data from the Ghana Living Standards Survey round 7 (GLSS7). The multinomial probit regression is used as the empirical estimation technique.
RESULTS
Our results show that financial inclusion increases the likelihood of households opting for the collection method of solid waste disposal relative to burning, public dumping and indiscriminate disposal of solid waste.
CONCLUSION
Financial inclusion enables households to opt for a healthy solid waste disposal method (collection method), hence, in policy makers' attempts to improve solid waste disposal, paying attention to financial inclusion can be a very useful strategy.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35659211
doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-13512-2
pii: 10.1186/s12889-022-13512-2
pmc: PMC9166503
doi:
Substances chimiques
Solid Waste
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1117Informations de copyright
© 2022. The Author(s).
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