Measurement of trust and distrust in the use of micrometers in rural areas of Honduras. (#742)

Authors

Rodríguez, Ada S.

Padilla Sierra, Héctor Wilfredo

Perdomo, María Elena

Rodriguez Molina, Maricela

Mendez Turcios, Marlon

Ordoñez Avila, José Luis

Abstract

Water is one of the most important resources in the world today, it is the goal of sustainable development and is therefore one of the priorities of countries. There are several ways in which countries try to control the distribution of water and make it accessible to all. One of these ways implemented by different organizations are the micro-meters which allow to control the distribution of water in the communities. The purpose of this study is to measure the level of trust and distrust of micro-meters in rural areas of Honduras. For this purpose, an 8-question measurement instrument is proposed, where three variables are related: knowledge, trust and distrust. These variables give a perception of how the person in the community feels about the implementation of the micro-meters. In this case it was observed that the knowledge variable does not have a strong correlation with the other two variables, while the trust and distrust variables have a negative correlation. Finally, it is concluded that the micro-meters have a strong perception of trust in the rural communities where the study was conducted, however, a greater effort should be made to train users in this area.