Environmental Risks Perception Among Citizens Living Near Industrial Plants: A Cross-Sectional Study
| Autor: | Antonella Arghittu, Giulia Busonera, Paola Pittaluga, Antonio Azara, Carmelo Gugliotta, Paolo Castiglia, Marco Dettori, Andrea Piana |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male Adolescent Cross-sectional study Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis media_common.quotation_subject Population Psychological intervention lcsh:Medicine environmental health 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Article 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine environmental risks perception Manufacturing and Industrial Facilities risk perception Air Pollution Surveys and Questionnaires Humans Industry Social media 030212 general & internal medicine education Child Outrage Environmental quality 0105 earth and related environmental sciences media_common Aged Aged 80 and over education.field_of_study business.industry lcsh:R Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Infant Newborn Infant Public relations Middle Aged community outrage Risk perception Cross-Sectional Studies Child Preschool Female Worry business Psychology |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 4870, p 4870 (2020) Volume 17 Issue 13 |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 1661-7827 |
| Popis: | The present work is a cross-sectional study aimed at assessing the risk perception and evaluating the community outrage linked to environmental factors among a self-selected sample of citizens living in an area characterized by the presence of industrial structures of high emotional impact. An anonymous questionnaire was administered to the population by publishing a Google form URL code in local and regional newspapers and via social media. The resulting data were entered on Excel and analyzed. Qualitative variables were summarized with absolute and relative (percentage) frequencies. The results showed that the event that causes the greatest worry was air pollution, with 92.6% of the respondents stating that they perceived the problem as &ldquo very&rdquo or &ldquo quite&rdquo worrying. Furthermore, all the health problems investigated in relation to environmental quality aroused concern among the interviewees, with 93.1% believing there was a cause-effect relationship between environmental quality and health. Overall, as other studies had previously underlined, the survey shows that the perceived risks are not always in line with the real ones, Thus, it is imperative to articulate interventions aimed at offering the population objective tools to enable them to interpret the risks themselves. In this regard, a fundamental role is played by adequate communication between the competent bodies and political decision-makers and the population. |
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