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Measuring Knowledge and Behavior After an Educational Program on Air Pollution as a Health Risk Reduction Strategy.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Measuring Knowledge and Behavior After an Educational Program on Air Pollution as a Health Risk Reduction Strategy./
Author:	Kloster, Mary Eileen Guerin.
Published:	Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, : 2021,
Description:	231 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 83-02, Section: B.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International83-02B.
Subject:	Public health education. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=28549534
ISBN:	9798534600018

Measuring Knowledge and Behavior After an Educational Program on Air Pollution as a Health Risk Reduction Strategy.
Kloster, Mary Eileen Guerin.

Measuring Knowledge and Behavior After an Educational Program on Air Pollution as a Health Risk Reduction Strategy. - Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2021 - 231 p.

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 83-02, Section: B.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Villanova University, 2021.

This item must not be sold to any third party vendors.

Potential exposure to indoor and outdoor air pollution must be considered as part of an overall health risk reduction strategy. Toxicants identified in outdoor air pollution, fine particulate matter (PM2.5), and photochemical ozone cause a systemic inflammatory response to the heart and lungs after exposure. Inside the home, health issues from exposure to carbon monoxide (CO), PM2.5, nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and volatile organic compounds (VOC) are intensified when the home is sealed with the windows and doors closed. This explanatory study sought to promote health by teaching participants about strategies to reduce risks related to indoor and outdoor effects of air pollution. The population consisted of interested people identified through social media in the United States. Data collection consisted of an electronic demographic data collection form, Home Air Quality Assessment, pre-test and post-test around an educational program, and follow-up interview one month after the educational program. Participants completed a Daily Health Diary each day for one month. After statistical analysis of a paired t-test with SPSS version 24, the pre and post-test results demonstrated that the t-test was statistically significance in improved knowledge of air quality. The t-test was significant: t(37) = -8.49, p <.001. The participants accessed the AQI and returned the Daily Health Diary an average of 26 times. Follow-up interview transcripts were analyzed using content analysis. The main themes identified were, facilitated curiosity, shared information with others, and took action based on the AQI. This study is relevant because avoidance of air pollution as a health risk reduction method is identified in the literature, however, there is limited research addressing the influence of education on avoidance of environmental toxins as a health risk reduction strategy.

ISBN: 9798534600018Subjects--Topical Terms:

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Public health education.
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