Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

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  • Pages.31.1-31.10
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  • 2023
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  • 1225-3618(pISSN)
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  • 2052-4374(eISSN)
대한직업환경의학회 (The Korean Society of Occupational & Environmental Medicine)
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Particulate matter concentration effects on attention to environmental issues: a cross-sectional study among residents in Korea's Pohang Industrial Complex

  • Hye-seung Ryu (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center) ;
  • Jea Chul Ha (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center) ;
  • Insung Chung (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center) ;
  • Seonhee Yang (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Dongguk University Gyeongju Hospital) ;
  • Hyunjoo Kim (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital) ;
  • Sung-Deuk Choi (Department of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology(UNIST))
  • 투고 : 2023.03.31
  • 심사 : 2023.07.17
  • 발행 : 2023.12.31
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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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