Education background and monthly household income are factors affecting the knowledge, awareness and practice on haze pollution among Malaysians

Low BS 1 , Selvaraja KG 2 , Ong TH 2 , Ong KK 3 , Koshy S 2

Affiliations 

  • 1 School of Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Taylor's University, No. 1, Jalan Taylor's, 47500, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. BinSeng.Low@taylors.edu.my
  • 2 School of Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Taylor's University, No. 1, Jalan Taylor's, 47500, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 3 School of Medicine, AIMST University, Bedong, Kedah, Malaysia
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int, 2020 Aug;27(24):30419-30425.
PMID: 32462616 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-09196-z

Abstract

Transboundary haze pollution caused by periodic forest fires has initiated a serious negative implication to the economy, tourism sectors and public health in Southeast Asia. Due to the raising concerns of health effects of haze towards the Malaysian population, the present study was conducted to investigate the degree of awareness towards haze and the number of safety measures adopted by the Malaysian population during the haze crisis based on demographic characteristics. A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was conducted from 4 to 29 January 2016 on 387 subjects in Klang Valley, Malaysia. The results showed that more than 90% of the respondents were aware of the hazards of haze pollution. Respondents with higher education background with diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate degree possessed greater awareness on the hazards of haze (p RM 10,000/month) had higher awareness level on haze (p 

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