Effectiveness of an Education Program on Youth's Awareness towards Household Waste Control

Abstract

Objective: determine the effectiveness of an education program on youth's level of awareness towards
household waste control.
Methodology: A Quazi-experimental study was conducted. Non-probability (quota sample) of (80) young
persons is selected from Baghdad Governorate. They are divided into two equal groups of (40) subjects for the
study group which is exposed to the household waste control educational program. The remaining is the
control group which is not exposed to the educational program.
Results: The findings of the study indicated that youth of the study group have got benefits from the
implementation of the educational program towards household waste control and change has occurred to
their awareness towards such control.
Recommendations: The study recommends that the role of television upon youth's awareness can be
activated through presenting the household waste control educational program which may facilitate to bring
the information for long distance area and increase wide-range awareness of youth.