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ArticleBMC public health2023

Mother's knowledge for environmental risks and self-awareness for the presence of pollutants in her living area in West and Central Anatolia: a cross-sectional survey.

Sıddika Songül Yalçin, Gamze Gezgen Kesen, Bahar Güçiz Doğan, Suzan Yalçin, Songül Acar Vaizoğlu

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Sıddika Songül YalçinDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye. siyalcin@hacettepe.edu.tr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9061-4281
Gamze Gezgen KesenDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4741-2761
Bahar Güçiz DoğanDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9658-2513
Suzan YalçinDepartment of Food Hygiene and Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Selcuk University, Konya, Türkiye.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3937-6705
Songül Acar VaizoğluDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Near East University, Nicosia, Northern Cyprus.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6962-4194

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backgroundEnvironmental risk awareness is a key concept to raise awareness and plan future programs for environmental protection. A cross-sectional household survey aimed to find out the presence of environmental hazards next to living area and the mother's knowledge levels about environmental risk factors with their related factors according to district development ranking, and Western and Central Anatolian regions with sampling from rural and urban residence.

methodThe study was designed with household sampling weighted according to population density in 2008. Data on the demography and health status, dwelling characteristics of the residents are also collected in 2009. In addition, open-ended questions "What does environmental risk/hazard mean?" and "Which environmental risks/hazards are present in your environment?" were asked. The data collected from the survey were analyzed using multivariate binary logistic regression.

resultsThe sample included 3489 mothers living either in urban or rural areas. Of the mothers, 19.3% did not know what an environmental risk is and 75.7% stated that there was at least one environmental pollutant in their environment. The most commonly perceived risk factor was air pollution (23.0%), which was reported to be present in their living areas by 12.4%. Regions, residence, settlement features of the house, and health status of family members were associated with the perception of environmental risk at a statistically significant level.

conclusionThe neighborhood conditions and health status of family associated with the mother's awareness for environmental risk factors. Communication and cooperation between local governments, health institutions, non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders should be strengthened to increase risk awareness.

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Environmental PollutantsMothersCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansPerceptionTurkeyEnvironmental PollutantsEnvironmental hazardsMothersRisk perception

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