Particulate matter concentration effects on attention to environmental issues: a cross-sectional study among residents in Korea's Pohang Industrial Complex.

IF 1.2 Q4 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.35371/aoem.2023.35.e31

Hye-Seung Ryu, Jea Chul Ha, Insung Chung, Seonhee Yang, Hyunjoo Kim, Sung-Deuk Choi

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Background: With modernization, air pollution has become increasingly serious, and its effects on health have been revealed. As a result, public interest in environmental pollution has become critical for regulating air pollution. In our study, we aim to evaluate the impact of air pollution levels on public attention to environmental issues and examine whether awareness of the residential environment's impact on health acts as a mediator in this relationship.

Methods: We conducted an analysis on 400 individuals surveyed in the preliminary feasibility study on adverse health effects in the Pohang Industrial Complex, to examine the relationship between particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) and attention to environmental issues. Logistic regression analysis was performed, and mediation analysis was used to determine whether awareness of the residential environment's impact on health mediated the relationship.

Results: The logistic regression analysis results showed that PM2.5 levels were associated with attention to environmental issues (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 2.1; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.3-3.5; p = 0.003) and awareness of health impacts (AOR: 3.4; 95% CI: 1.6-7.1; p = 0.001). The PM2.5 levels showed 9.9% (95% CI: 5.4-14.0) increase in the prevalence of high attention to environmental issues, of which, only 1.0% (95% CI: 0.2-2.3) were mediated by health impact awareness. In the overall analysis, 10% of the total effect of PM2.5 on attention to environmental issues was mediated by health impact awareness.

Conclusions: According to this study's results, there was a correlation between air pollution levels and attention to environmental issues. Awareness of the health impacts of air pollution partially mediated the effect of air pollution levels on attention to environmental issues. In future studies, it is recommended to identify other mediators to further understand this structure.

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颗粒物浓度对环境问题关注度的影响:韩国浦项工业园区居民的横断面研究。

背景:随着现代化的发展，空气污染日益严重，其对健康的影响已经显现出来。因此，公众对环境污染的关注已成为治理大气污染的关键。在我们的研究中，我们旨在评估空气污染水平对公众对环境问题关注的影响，并检验居住环境对健康影响的意识是否在这种关系中起中介作用。方法:我们对参与浦项工业园区不良健康影响初步可行性研究的400名个人进行了分析，以检验颗粒物2.5 (PM2.5)与对环境问题的关注之间的关系。采用Logistic回归分析，并采用中介分析来确定居住环境对健康影响的认知是否起到中介作用。结果:logistic回归分析结果显示，PM2.5水平与环境问题关注度相关(调整优势比[AOR]: 2.1;95%置信区间[CI]: 1.3-3.5;p = 0.003)和对健康影响的认识(AOR: 3.4;95% ci: 1.6-7.1;P = 0.001)。PM2.5水平显示，高度关注环境问题的患病率增加了9.9% (95% CI: 5.4-14.0)，其中只有1.0% (95% CI: 0.2-2.3)是由健康影响意识介导的。在整体分析中，PM2.5对环境问题关注度的总影响中有10%是由健康影响意识介导的。结论:根据本研究的结果，空气污染水平与对环境问题的关注之间存在相关性。对空气污染对健康影响的认识在一定程度上介导了空气污染水平对环境问题关注的影响。在未来的研究中，建议确定其他介质以进一步了解该结构。

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Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

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