KNOWELEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ABOUT AIR POLLUTION PROBLEM IN TEHRAN, IRAN (2015-2016)
Introduction: Understanding public attitudes for planning policies and actions to control air pollution is important. Attitude is partially socially constructed and thus must be studied in each area separately, rather than inferred from other settings. This study was aimed to evaluate the knowledge...
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| author | Fatemeh Mohammadkhah Akbar Babaei Heydarabadi Mostafa Hadei Sakineh Rakhshanderou Mohammad Hossein Vaziri Abbas Shahsavani |
| author_facet | Fatemeh Mohammadkhah Akbar Babaei Heydarabadi Mostafa Hadei Sakineh Rakhshanderou Mohammad Hossein Vaziri Abbas Shahsavani |
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| description | Introduction: Understanding public attitudes for planning policies and actions to control air pollution is important. Attitude is partially socially constructed and thus must be studied in each area separately, rather than inferred from other settings. This study was aimed to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of university students about the air pollution sources and solutions in Tehran.
Material and methods: 200 students of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (SBMU) during 2015 - 2016 years were selected by random sampling. The questionnaires were used to collect data consisted of four parts: demographic information, knowledge, attitude, and solutions for reducing air pollution.
Results: Most of the participants were 18 - 22 years old, male, single, studying in bachelor degree, and from Tehran. Significant correlations were found between attitude on one side and age, gender, marital status, and education level on the other side. The most approved solutions for air pollution by students were improvement of the quality of fuel (84.7%) and vehicles (79.7%), and development of green space (76.2%).
Conclusions: Educational programs must be designed to raise the level of public attitude about air pollution. Citizens should be a part of any solution for environmental problems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1c7e552a380041febbfadfb2202fa9da2022-12-22T01:23:17ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesJournal of Air Pollution and Health2476-30712017-12-0122KNOWELEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ABOUT AIR POLLUTION PROBLEM IN TEHRAN, IRAN (2015-2016)Fatemeh Mohammadkhah0Akbar Babaei Heydarabadi1Mostafa Hadei2Sakineh Rakhshanderou3Mohammad Hossein Vaziri4Abbas Shahsavani5Students’ Research Committee, School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Health Education and Health Promotion, School of Public Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, IranDepartment of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Public Health, School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Safety and Environment (HSE), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranEnvironmental and Occupational Hazards Control Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran AND Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranIntroduction: Understanding public attitudes for planning policies and actions to control air pollution is important. Attitude is partially socially constructed and thus must be studied in each area separately, rather than inferred from other settings. This study was aimed to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of university students about the air pollution sources and solutions in Tehran. Material and methods: 200 students of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (SBMU) during 2015 - 2016 years were selected by random sampling. The questionnaires were used to collect data consisted of four parts: demographic information, knowledge, attitude, and solutions for reducing air pollution. Results: Most of the participants were 18 - 22 years old, male, single, studying in bachelor degree, and from Tehran. Significant correlations were found between attitude on one side and age, gender, marital status, and education level on the other side. The most approved solutions for air pollution by students were improvement of the quality of fuel (84.7%) and vehicles (79.7%), and development of green space (76.2%). Conclusions: Educational programs must be designed to raise the level of public attitude about air pollution. Citizens should be a part of any solution for environmental problems.https://japh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/japh/article/view/108Particulate matterattitudeperceptionconcernbehavior |
| spellingShingle | Fatemeh Mohammadkhah Akbar Babaei Heydarabadi Mostafa Hadei Sakineh Rakhshanderou Mohammad Hossein Vaziri Abbas Shahsavani KNOWELEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ABOUT AIR POLLUTION PROBLEM IN TEHRAN, IRAN (2015-2016) Journal of Air Pollution and Health Particulate matter attitude perception concern behavior |
| title | KNOWELEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ABOUT AIR POLLUTION PROBLEM IN TEHRAN, IRAN (2015-2016) |
| title_full | KNOWELEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ABOUT AIR POLLUTION PROBLEM IN TEHRAN, IRAN (2015-2016) |
| title_fullStr | KNOWELEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ABOUT AIR POLLUTION PROBLEM IN TEHRAN, IRAN (2015-2016) |
| title_full_unstemmed | KNOWELEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ABOUT AIR POLLUTION PROBLEM IN TEHRAN, IRAN (2015-2016) |
| title_short | KNOWELEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ABOUT AIR POLLUTION PROBLEM IN TEHRAN, IRAN (2015-2016) |
| title_sort | knoweledge and attitude of university students about air pollution problem in tehran iran 2015 2016 |
| topic | Particulate matter attitude perception concern behavior |
| url | https://japh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/japh/article/view/108 |
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