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Awareness Level on Hygiene Care the Environment among College
Students UMT Residence
Nur Syuhada bt Ibrahim
Supervisor: Dr. Zikri Muhammad
Bachelor of Management (Policy and Social Environment)
School of Social and Economic Development
Campus accommodation is one aspect of the lives of students throughout their study
periods at institutions of higher learning. However, in terms of the level of
environmental cleanliness among the students is very weak. This is because of the
dumping of excessive garbage and at the same time producing bad odor for the
environment especially the room area near the trash can. The main challenge in
environmental conservation efforts is the awareness and perception among the
students themselves (Nick Nuttall, 2013). The purpose of this study was to explain the
level of awareness on hygiene among UMT residential college students. It is also able
to answer the research questions on the level of awareness, hygiene practices and
level of student involvement on hygiene management at the UMT residential college.
This study was conducted and focused on UMT students' residential area, Terengganu.
The methods used in this study are quantitative methods. The implementation of this
study was carried out by distributing questionnaires to 100 respondents, which consist
of students who reside in the residential college area. Questionnaire forms are divided
into two parts: part I and part II. Part I covers the general information of the
respondents while the second part is divided into four parts, A, B, C and D by using
likert scale to evaluate all items. Among the reasons why this study was conducted at
UMT's residential college due to the lack of a high level of awareness on environmental
hygiene management among students while hygiene was a basic element in life. A
total of 100 respondents were sufficient to answer the study problem. The data were
analyzed using descriptive statistic for variable descriptors and inferential statistics
such as Pearson and Regression correlation. The findings show that there is a
significant correlation between the students' hygiene practices and the level of
involvement towards the level of environmental hygiene among the students. This
resulted in excessive dumping of waste based on hygiene practices and the degree of
involvement of students on environmental hygiene.
Keywords: Campus; waste; Hygine
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