Proceedings of the Third Andalas International Public Health Conference, AIPHC 2019, 10-11th October 2019, Padang, West Sumatera, Indonesia

Research Article

The Effect of No Plastic Straw Movement on Vokasi Universitas Indonesia Students Attitude

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.9-10-2019.2297231,
        author={Nia  Murniati},
        title={The Effect of No Plastic Straw Movement  on Vokasi Universitas Indonesia Students Attitude},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the Third Andalas International Public Health Conference, AIPHC 2019, 10-11th October 2019, Padang, West Sumatera, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={AIPHC},
        year={2020},
        month={7},
        keywords={environmental health health promotion social movement},
        doi={10.4108/eai.9-10-2019.2297231}
    }
    
  • Nia Murniati
    Year: 2020
    The Effect of No Plastic Straw Movement on Vokasi Universitas Indonesia Students Attitude
    AIPHC
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.9-10-2019.2297231
Nia Murniati1,*
  • 1: Vocational Program, Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia
*Contact email: n.murniati@ui.ac.id

Abstract

No plastic straws movement may seem like a small thing, but this movement is committed to preserving the environment by reducing plastic waste from straws. Disposable plastic straws have a large environmental footprint. In fact, more than 175 billion straws are filtered into landfills and pollute the ocean every year. Plastic straws ranked fifth on the list of the top 10 garbage items collected in the ocean. This research is quantitative explanative, the data obtained using purposive sampling technique on Vokasi Universitas Indonesia (UI) students as many as 137 respondents. Based on testing the independent variables (positive image, socially accepted tactics and socially acceptable goals) on attitudes using multiple linear regression analysis obtained the results of research simultaneously these three variables have a positive and significant effect on the attitudes of students of Vokasi UI.