Social responsibility and health of the environment perceived by users of a certain district municipality

• Autores: Mucha Sernaqué, Luis Jhonatan; Mucha Hospinal, Luis Florencio; Quispe Espinoza, Edith Pilar; Verástegui Velásquez, Graciela Soledad; Barzola Inga, Sonia Luz
• Año de publicación: 2023
• Idioma: inglés
• Tipo de recurso: artículo
• Materia: Social responsibility; Environmental health; Quality of life; Solid waste reuse; Community engagement
• Institución: Universidad Nacional de Misiones

Fil: Mucha Sernaqué, Luis Jhonatan. Universidad César Vallejo; Perú.
Fil: Mucha Hospinal, Luis Florencio. Universidad Peruana Los Andes; Perú.
Fil: Quispe Espinoza, Edith Pilar. Universidad Peruana Los Andes; Perú.
Fil: Verástegui Velásquez, Graciela Soledad. Universidad Peruana Los Andes; Perú.
Fil: Barzola Inga, Sonia Luz. Universidad Peruana Los Andes; Perú.
Social responsibility and environmental health are part of the management policies of governments around the world. The constant degradation of biodiversity increasingly aggravates the health of the population. Under this vision, the objective of the article was to determine the relationship between social responsibility and environmental health perceived by users of a certain District Municipality, as well as the dimensions of quality of life, commitment to the community, waste collection and waste use. It is applied research, with a correlational and transectional design. The study sample was 80 users from the District Municipality of Chilca, selected with a non-probabilistic technique, the instrument used was the survey. The results were validated through the tau b Kendall correlation coefficient of τ = 0.657 and a confidence level of 99%, and the hypothesis was demonstrated by Z ≥ 2.58 with a bilateral significance of p < 0.01. It is concluded that the relationship between the two variables is moderate; However, appropriate strategies must be encouraged in the population to achieve awareness and commitment of municipal authorities, so that they comply with environmental health management policies.