1. We would like to convey our deepest
gratitude to
Prof. Dr. G.U Ahsan
Dean, School of Health & Life Sciences
Chairman, Department of Public Health
North South University
For his Vision and Overall Guidance
2. A HEART FELT Thank you
To
Prof and Chairman Dr. G.U Ahsan
Dr. Ariful Bari
Dr. Hayatun Nabi
Public Health Department &
Public Health Club of NSU
jointly organized a unique opportunity of
International
Practicum
3. A HEART FELT Thank you
To
Prof and Chairman Dr. G.U Ahsan
Dr. Ariful Bari
Dr. Hayatun Nabi
An field trip to Pattaya,
Thailand was conducted on
the 8th January, 2015
4. Pattaya Beach: A Few Key Information
• Constituted in 1767
• It is on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, about
100 kilometres (62 mi) southeast of Bangkok & in
the province of Chonburi.
• Every year 4 millions tourists visit this place.
• Pattaya Beach’s 4km crescent-shaped sandy bay
goes all out to give visitors everything their hearts
desire .
• Asia’s largest seafront shopping mall offers
incredible value-for-money shopping experience.
6. Survey done by:
Dr. Deepa Barua
Prashanta Nath Bhowmik
Dr. Sakib Chowdhury
Dr. Atia Arefin
Dr. Shamma Tabassum
Dr. Tasnuva Jannat
Dr. Tawhidur Rashid
Dr. Farah Tajkera Rahman
Dr. Abdullahel Baki
Dr. Ishtiaq Hossain
Dr. Shahriar Kabir
Dr. Shihab Arefin Chowdhury
Dr. Farhana Nasrin
Liza Rebeka
Anjum Angel
Dr. Sajia Sharmin
Hussain Kabeer
7. Pattaya, a small fishermen’s village in the 1960s has evolved
into a tourist magnet in the Asia; thanks to its beautiful
crescent shape beach.
Pattaya is a 3-star beach with all amenities and activities
available at a beautiful beach.
However, it never managed to attain a 5-star due to the lack
of investment in waste management though the city heavily
invested into infrastructure development. Therefore, we took
the initiative to conduct a survey on waste management as
responsible citizens and public health workers at Pattaya to
understand what are the causative agent behind the
pollution of the beach.
I N T R O D U C T I O N
8. • One of the biggest tourist
destination in Asia
• To preserve natural beauty
• Ideal Location
• Highly challenging and exciting
• Provided as a short term resource
• Satisfying learning experience
• A very few previous studies
9. To examine the level of knowledge on waste
management amongst the visitors of Pattaya Beach of
Pattaya City, Thailand.
To evaluate the attitude towards waste
management amongst the tourists of the same spot.
To assess the level of practice on waste
management amongst the visitors of the same spot.
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11. • Descriptive type of Cross-Sectional Study
Type of study
• Pattaya Beach, Pattaya City, Thailand
Study site
• Tourists at Pattaya Beach
Target population
• Estimated sample size was 40 , however due
to time constraint, 31 samples were takenSample size
• Purposive type of sampling
Sampling technique
• 4 Hours
Study period
• Face to Face Interview with Pre-tested Semi-
Structured Questionnaire
Data collection
tools/techniques
• SPSS Version 20 Software
Data analysis
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15. Amongst the respondents:
•51 % were males and 49 % were females
•55% were from South & South-East Asian
countries, 26% from European countries,
9% far-Eastern countries, 10 % from
Middle-Eastern countries
•19.5 % were followers of Islam, 32 % were
Hindus, 32 % were Christians, 15% were
Buddhists & 1.5% Atheist
16. Illiterate Primary Secondary High
Secondary
Graduate and
above
0.00% 0.00%
9.50%
26.50%
64.00%
Series 1
Series 1
26. A major portion of the respondents were found to be
graduate or above
>80% of the respondents revealed that proper waste
disposal was of high importance
61% of the respondents followed a practice of disposing
wastes in the bins.
39% of the respondents tended to avoid the earlier
disposed wastes at the beach; majority of them perceive
that the beach authority are supposed to clean them
