爱尔兰对空气污染的认识,态度和看法
K I Quintyne1,2, C Kelly1
1Health Service Executive (HSE) Public Health, Area A, Dr Steeven's Hospital, Co Dublin, Ireland.
Public health in practice (Oxford, England)
|July 17, 2023
概括
在爱尔兰,公众对空气污染及其健康风险的认识非常低. 提高环境健康素养对于有效的空气质量管理沟通和政策制定至关重要.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 卫生沟通 卫生沟通
背景情况:
- 空气污染是一个重要的全球公共卫生问题,对爱尔兰有影响.
- 有效地减轻空气污染的有害影响需要准确的公众信息.
- 了解公众的知识,感知和态度对于有针对性的干预至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估目前对爱尔兰空气质量差的知识水平,感知和态度.
- 发现有关空气污染的环境健康素养方面的差距.
- 为利益相关者提供信息,以制定有效的沟通策略和政策.
主要方法:
- 在爱尔兰进行了一项基于人口的横截面队列研究.在爱尔兰进行了一项基于人口的队列研究.
- 关于知识,态度和感知 (KAP) 的定量数据从1005名受访者收集.
- 使用SPSS (版本28.0) 进行数据分析,检查社会人口统计相关性.
主要成果:
- 只有66%的受访者在全国范围内意识到空气污染,而在当地只有35%.
- 在社会人口因素 (年龄,性别,社会经济群体,地区) 和空气污染意识之间发现了显著的关系.
- 人们对不良健康影响的认识特别低.
结论:
- 爱尔兰人口对空气污染的环境健康素养严重缺乏.
- 迫切需要加强关于空气质量健康风险的沟通的覆盖范围和影响.
- 提高公众的理解对于实施有效的空气污染减缓措施至关重要.
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