Collecting and restraining garbage pickers on the protection and control of environmental health in Shahr Karaj corona disease from the point of view of Seyed al-Shohada clinic personnel

One of the emerging phenomena that is the source of the emergence and spread of diseases in the current conditions of society and the spread of the Corona virus is littering. The current research was conducted with the aim of investigating the collection and curbing of garbage pickers on the protection and control of environmental health in Shahr Karaj corona disease from the perspective of Seyed al-Shohada clinic personnel. . This research was conducted in two parts, qualitative and quantitative. In the qualitative part, the sample population included 10 experts in the field of social sciences who were selected by the snowball method and answered the questions through interviews and using the Delphi technique until reaching theoretical saturation. Also, in the quantitative stage, 80 people from the staff of Syed Al-Shohada Karaj clinic were selected as a sample using available sampling method. Data analysis in this section was done by using descriptive and inferential statistics such as one-sample t-test. The research findings in the qualitative part showed that 18 factors were identified as the roots of littering, which are poverty, poor waste management, and unemployment. They were one of the most important factors. Also, the findings of the quantitative part, in confirmation of the qualitative findings, showed that each of the factors identified in different categories had a positive effect. Based on the results, by identifying the effective factors, planning and appropriate management measures, it is possible to prevent the health risks while organizing the garbage collectors.