Research Article
Awareness and perception of air pollution among people in a tertiary care hospital, Coimbatore, India
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.17-11-2023.2342867, author={Krishnapriya Krishnapriya and Sandhiya V and Sudha Ramalingam and Poornima Prabhakaran and Sunila Dixit and Masroor Azam}, title={Awareness and perception of air pollution among people in a tertiary care hospital, Coimbatore, India}, proceedings={Proceedings of the First International Conference on Science, Engineering and Technology Practices for Sustainable Development, ICSETPSD 2023, 17th-18th November 2023, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICSETPSD}, year={2024}, month={1}, keywords={air pollution awareness perception aqi health effects}, doi={10.4108/eai.17-11-2023.2342867} }- Krishnapriya Krishnapriya
Sandhiya V
Sudha Ramalingam
Poornima Prabhakaran
Sunila Dixit
Masroor Azam
Year: 2024
Awareness and perception of air pollution among people in a tertiary care hospital, Coimbatore, India
ICSETPSD
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.17-11-2023.2342867
Abstract
Air pollution is a public health problem in India with many exposed to high levels of particulate matter causing various health hazards. Awareness against this is the cornerstone for any intervention. Our main objective is to evaluate the knowledge and perception on air pollution amongst people in a Coimbatore tertiary care hospital.This study was done among 154 hospital staff and patients (semi-structured questionnaires) and the findings were: Most respondents were under 35 , female and urban. 28.6% rated air quality as hazardous due to private vehicles and industrial processes. Many were aware of pollution’s health effects but only few were aware of AQI and particulate matter. The study suggests government action to improve the air quality by creating awareness about air pollution and implementing strategies to reduce the same by encouraging community participation.