PERCEPTION OF AIR AND WATER POLLUTION AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH CANCER RISK PERCEPTION IN A REGION WITH HIGH CANCER MORTALITY IN MEXICO. AN EXPLORATORY STUDY
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| contents | PERCEPTION OF AIR AND WATER POLLUTION AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH CANCER RISK PERCEPTION IN A REGION WITH HIGH CANCER MORTALITY IN MEXICO. AN EXPLORATORY STUDY Patricia Cristina Esquivel-Ferriño Lucía Guadalupe Cantú-Cárdenas Omar González-Santiago Ciencias de la Tierra health awareness mortality Environmental contamination The environment has considerable effects on the health status and wellbeing of individuals and its perception determines judgments, decisions and behaviors that lead to actions with consequences on health. The aim of this study was to investigate the public´s perception of air and water pollution in an area with high cancer mortality. We applied a survey to an aleatory sample of inhabitants of Cuatro Ciénegas and De la Madrid in the state of Coahuila, Mexico. Of the inhabitants, 5.1 % perceived both air and water as highly polluted. Also, 23.9 % have a high perception of the risk of developing cancer. Conclusions: The perception of water pollution was associated with the perception of developing cancer. 2018 artículo científico 0188-4999 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=37056657016 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/370/37056657016/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/370/37056657016/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/370/37056657016/37056657016.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/370/37056657016/movil https://doi.org/10.20937/RICA.2018.34.02.14 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=370 Revista Internacional de Contaminación Ambiental application/pdf Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Revista Internacional de Contaminación Ambiental (México) Num.2 Vol.34 |
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| spellingShingle | PERCEPTION OF AIR AND WATER POLLUTION AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH CANCER RISK PERCEPTION IN A REGION WITH HIGH CANCER MORTALITY IN MEXICO. AN EXPLORATORY STUDY Patricia Cristina Esquivel-Ferriño Ciencias de la Tierra health awareness mortality Environmental contamination PERCEPTION OF AIR AND WATER POLLUTION AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH CANCER RISK PERCEPTION IN A REGION WITH HIGH CANCER MORTALITY IN MEXICO. AN EXPLORATORY STUDY Patricia Cristina Esquivel-Ferriño Lucía Guadalupe Cantú-Cárdenas Omar González-Santiago Ciencias de la Tierra health awareness mortality Environmental contamination The environment has considerable effects on the health status and wellbeing of individuals and its perception determines judgments, decisions and behaviors that lead to actions with consequences on health. The aim of this study was to investigate the public´s perception of air and water pollution in an area with high cancer mortality. We applied a survey to an aleatory sample of inhabitants of Cuatro Ciénegas and De la Madrid in the state of Coahuila, Mexico. Of the inhabitants, 5.1 % perceived both air and water as highly polluted. Also, 23.9 % have a high perception of the risk of developing cancer. Conclusions: The perception of water pollution was associated with the perception of developing cancer. 2018 artículo científico 0188-4999 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=37056657016 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/370/37056657016/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/370/37056657016/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/370/37056657016/37056657016.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/370/37056657016/movil https://doi.org/10.20937/RICA.2018.34.02.14 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=370 Revista Internacional de Contaminación Ambiental application/pdf Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Revista Internacional de Contaminación Ambiental (México) Num.2 Vol.34 |
| title | PERCEPTION OF AIR AND WATER POLLUTION AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH CANCER RISK PERCEPTION IN A REGION WITH HIGH CANCER MORTALITY IN MEXICO. AN EXPLORATORY STUDY |
| topic | Ciencias de la Tierra health awareness mortality Environmental contamination |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=37056657016 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/370/37056657016/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/370/37056657016/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/370/37056657016/37056657016.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/370/37056657016/movil https://doi.org/10.20937/RICA.2018.34.02.14 |