Penggunaan air secara lestari dalam kalangan warga Bandaraya Ipoh, Perak (Sustainable water use among the citizens of Ipoh City in Perak)

Mohmadisa Hashim, Intan Nurshafinaz Yusri, Hanifah Mahat, Nasir Nayan, Yazid Saleh

Abstract


Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji tahap pengetahuan, sikap dan amalan penggunaan air secara lestari dalam kalangan masyarakat bandar. Pendekatan kuantitatif telah digunakan melalui kaedah tinjauan dengan menggunakan borang soal selidik. Sampel kajian terdiri daripada 384 orang masyarakat bandar di Bandaraya Ipoh, Perak dengan menggunakan teknik pensampelan rawak mudah dan berstrata. Analisis deskriptif (peratus, min, sisihan piawai) dan analisis inferensi (ujian-t, korelasi Pearson) digunakan untuk menjawab setiap persoalan kajian. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan tahap pengetahuan dan sikap berada pada tahap tinggi dalam penggunaan air secara lestari manakala amalan penggunaan air secara lestari berada pada tahap sederhana. Keputusan ujian-t menunjukkan bahawa tidak terdapat perbezaan yang signifikan di antara jantina dengan amalan penggunaan air secara lestari iaitu tahap amalan. Analisis korelasi Pearson pula menunjukkan terdapat hubungan negatif yang sangat lemah antara pengetahuan dengan amalan penggunaan air secara lestari dan hubungan positif yang sangat lemah antara sikap dengan amalan penggunaan air secara lestari. Secara keseluruhannya, dapat disimpulkan bahawa masyarakat bandar di Ipoh, Perak mempunyai tahap pengetahuan dan sikap yang tinggi tetapi amalan penggunaan air secara lestari masih berada pada tahap sederhana. Masyarakat bandar perlu meningkatkan lagi amalan penggunaan air secara lestari dari semasa ke semasa sehingga dapat mencapai pengurusan air secara lestari dalam aktiviti seharian mereka.

 

Kata kunci: Amalan, kesedaran, pengetahuan, penggunaan air secara lestari, sikap

 

This study aimed to investigate the levels of knowledge, attitude, and practice for sustainable water use among urban societies. A quantitative approach was used, which was a survey method with a questionnaire. The sample for the study was 384 people drawn from the urban society of Ipoh City in Perak, using simple random sampling and stratified random sampling techniques. Descriptive analysis (percentage, mean, standard deviation) and inferential analysis (t-test, Pearson correlation) were used to answer each research question. The study’s findings showed that the knowledge level and attitude level for sustainable water use were both high, while the practice level for sustainable water use was moderate. The result of the t-test showed that there was no significant difference between gender and the practice of sustainable water use, with the level of practice being. The analysis of Pearson correlation indicated that there was an extremely weak negative relationship between knowledge and practice of sustainable water use and an extremely weak positive relationship between attitude and practice of sustainable water use. Overall, it can be concluded that the urban society of Ipoh City in Perak has a high knowledge level and a high attitude level towards sustainable water use, but the level of practice is still moderate. Urban societies need to further increase the practice of sustainable water use from time to time to achieve sustainable water management in their daily activities.

 

Keywords: Practice, awareness, knowledge, sustainable water use, attitude

 


Keywords


Amalan, kesedaran, pengetahuan, penggunaan air secara lestari, sikap (Practice, awareness, knowledge, sustainable water use, attitude)

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