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Environmental Health Risk Perception Among Saudi Population: Environmental Health Risk Perception Among Saudi Population in Al-Baha Region, Saudi Arabia - Tapa blanda

Zabin, Sami

 
9783844386325: Environmental Health Risk Perception Among Saudi Population: Environmental Health Risk Perception Among Saudi Population in Al-Baha Region, Saudi Arabia
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ISBN 10: 3844386327 ISBN 13: 9783844386325
Editorial: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2011

Sinopsis

A survey was conducted on Saudi residents of Al-BahaProvince. It was conducted to understand how Saudiresidents of Al-Baha region perceive environmentalchemical pollution health risks. The survey demonstrated higher perceptions of riskamong females as compared to males and are morelikely to rank items as a high risk than males do.The older age group is more likely to considersomething as being a high health risk, andrespondents with higher education were more likely torate more health risks as "high risk" than otherrespondents were. The media (TV and radio)represented the primary source of information onhealth risks. The confidence shown by respondents inthe information on health issues or health risks thatthey received from the above sources did notcorrespond much with the amount of information received.Responsibility for protecting the public from healthrisks was found to rest mainly on municipality healthdepartments and state levels of government. Thesurvey showed that there is no substantialsatisfaction with the way health risks are being managed.The attitudes of respondents to statements aboutchemicals were negative, reflecting the wordassociations.

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Reseña del editor

A survey was conducted on Saudi residents of Al-BahaProvince. It was conducted to understand how Saudiresidents of Al-Baha region perceive environmentalchemical pollution health risks. The survey demonstrated higher perceptions of riskamong females as compared to males and are morelikely to rank items as a high risk than males do.The older age group is more likely to considersomething as being a high health risk, andrespondents with higher education were more likely torate more health risks as "high risk" than otherrespondents were. The media (TV and radio)represented the primary source of information onhealth risks. The confidence shown by respondents inthe information on health issues or health risks thatthey received from the above sources did notcorrespond much with the amount of information received.Responsibility for protecting the public from healthrisks was found to rest mainly on municipality healthdepartments and state levels of government. Thesurvey showed that there is no substantialsatisfaction with the way health risks are being managed.The attitudes of respondents to statements aboutchemicals were negative, reflecting the wordassociations.

Biografía del autor

Sami A. Zabin received his Ph.D. in Applied Chemistry in 1994 andMSc Applied Science (Toxicology). Sami Zabin is the Chairman ofScience Department, Faculty of Education- Al Baha University,Saudi Arabia. His research interest in Synthesis and biologicalapplications of metal complexes and Human Health Risk Assessmentof Chemical Hazards.

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Editorial
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Año de publicación
2011
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
3844386327
ISBN 13 
9783844386325
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de páginas
144
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