Author/Authors :
Jahangiri-Rad، Mahsa نويسنده Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health and Medical Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical Sciences Branch, Tehran, Iran , , mousavi، Marzieh نويسنده Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical Sciences Branch, Tehran, Iran , , Rafiee، Mohammad نويسنده Division of Statistics, Department of Social Medicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Iran ,
Abstract :
Background and purpose: Recent perspectives on public understandings of global
environmental risk have emphasized the interpretation, judgment and sense-making “that takes
place, modes of perception that are inextricably tied to aspects of and local” context. The main
interest of this study is to observe the socio-demographic (gender, age, and education)
differences in awareness of pollution and sources of air pollution.
Materials and Methods: The target population of this study were adult ( > 25 years) inhabitants of
Tehran city. The information is gathered through a questionnaire conducted in various study
areas then compared with demographic variables.
Results : Awareness of air pollution was highly found in higher educated of men, while this same
result was observed within the women with lower education (under diploma). The results also
showed that women in both groups are more concerned with all of the pollution than men.
Conclusion: With regard to health impacts, men perceived air pollution to be associated with
respiratory disease, whereas women perceive asthma to be associated with air pollution.
