INTERACTIONS WITH POPULACES’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE POLICY FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS OF THE PM2.5 DUST TOXIC POLLUTION ON HEALTH AND THE IMPACT CONTAMINATION TO AFFECTED RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASES
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https://doi.org/10.46827/ejphs.v7i3.193Keywords:
PM25 toxic fine dust, global and climate changes, respiration system affected, populaces’ perceptions, independent and dependent variables associatedAbstract
Science 2008, keep an eye on the Particulate Matter (PM 2.5) toxic dust situation including any chemical, physical, or biological agent mixture of solid and liquid particles suspended in the air. It has affected the health of Thai people with over 10 million patients each period in a year. The Thai government needs to solve the problem of PM2.5 dust pollution at its sources seriously. The effects of global and climate change are affected to impact the threat to human health by human activities in short-middle-and long terms: Spiration System Affected, Lung Cancer, Carcinogenicity, Brain Threats, Heart Hazards diseases. Creative the Document Research Methodology data was reviewed, the Qualitative Research method data was interviewed and observed, and the independent and dependent variables were associated with 400 populaces who used to be sick with PM2.5 dust in 2023. Creating The 36-item Questionnaire on Populaces and PM2.5 Affected Interaction (QPPAI) in six scales; each scale consisted of 6 items in five options (Never-Always); and the 10-item Attitudes on Solving-Problem PM2.5 Toxic Dust (ASPTD). These instruments are valid and reliable. The participants’ responses reveal that they know how to protect themselves from PM2.5 dust and get support from the government (KPSG), they understand the effects of PM2.5 toxic dust, which can be inhaled deep into the respiratory tract and lungs (UETD), their receiving care from the government for being a patient with PM2.5 dust pollution (RCGP), most of the participants are understanding of effects of PM2.5 toxic dust (UETD), however, their awareness of news from the media or government organizations for groups at risk of danger from PM2.5 dust, receiving advice on care and treatment (AGAT), and this situation has in shock because they don’t yet understand the health effects of PM2.5 dust on the respiratory system and lungs (UHER), respectively. The results have found that the R2 value indicates that 61% of the variance in populaces’ perceptions of their attitudes to the government policies was attributable to their perceptions of the health effects of the PM2.5 toxic dust pollution in the air environment. They are supported significantly by government policies.References
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