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Urban and rural inequality in knowledge, attitude and practice on haze pollution episode in Klang Valley, Malaysia

Introduction: Transboundary haze occurred was primarily derived from seasonal forest fires which has highly been concerned of the health effect on the local community. As awareness of the source and dangers of smoke haze spread, Malaysian government increasingly came under pressure from the public a...

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Main Authors: James N., Vethanayagam, V., How
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Language:English
Published: Malaysian Public Health Physicians' Association 2017
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/63645/1/Urban%20and%20rural%20inequality%20in%20knowledge%2C%20attitude%20and%20practice%20on%20haze%20pollution%20episode%20in%20Klang%20Valley%2C%20Malaysia.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.636452018-11-07T08:52:46Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/63645/ Urban and rural inequality in knowledge, attitude and practice on haze pollution episode in Klang Valley, Malaysia James N., Vethanayagam V., How Introduction: Transboundary haze occurred was primarily derived from seasonal forest fires which has highly been concerned of the health effect on the local community. As awareness of the source and dangers of smoke haze spread, Malaysian government increasingly came under pressure from the public and civil society at the national, state, and district level to address the haze issues. However, the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) inequalities of urban and rural community could be a barrier in promoting awareness on haze. Objective: To determine the urban and rural inequality in KAP on haze. Methodology: A total of 400 urban and rural residents from Klang Valley was recruited to participate in this study. A validated survey form was used as the study instrument which composed of four parts: (1) Sociodemographic information, (2) Haze knowledge, (3) Attitude (concerns) during haze episodes, (4) Practices (protective behaviors) to prevent against the health effects of haze. Result: There were significant differences of KAP on transboundary haze among urban-rural population. Urban population has higher knowledge and protective behaviors on hazes; however, both the rural-urban residents presented moderate levels of concerns on hazes. Conclusion: It is necessary to provide timely information (knowledge and practices) on haze to rural residents, at the same time, improve the urban residents’ concerns (attitudes) over the haze phenomenon. This will help to raise the overall awareness level to transboundary haze by translating into a state of the resilient community. Malaysian Public Health Physicians' Association 2017 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/63645/1/Urban%20and%20rural%20inequality%20in%20knowledge%2C%20attitude%20and%20practice%20on%20haze%20pollution%20episode%20in%20Klang%20Valley%2C%20Malaysia.pdf James N., Vethanayagam and V., How (2017) Urban and rural inequality in knowledge, attitude and practice on haze pollution episode in Klang Valley, Malaysia. Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, 1. pp. 157-162. ISSN 1675-0306 https://www.mjphm.org.my/mjphm/journals/2017%20-%20Special%20Volume%20(1)/URBAN%20AND%20RURAL%20INEQUALITY%20IN%20KNOWLEDGE%20ATTITUDE%20AND%20PRACTICE%20ON%20HAZE%20POLLUTION%20EPISODE%20IN%20KLANG%20VALLEY%20MALAYSIA.pdf
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description Introduction: Transboundary haze occurred was primarily derived from seasonal forest fires which has highly been concerned of the health effect on the local community. As awareness of the source and dangers of smoke haze spread, Malaysian government increasingly came under pressure from the public and civil society at the national, state, and district level to address the haze issues. However, the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) inequalities of urban and rural community could be a barrier in promoting awareness on haze. Objective: To determine the urban and rural inequality in KAP on haze. Methodology: A total of 400 urban and rural residents from Klang Valley was recruited to participate in this study. A validated survey form was used as the study instrument which composed of four parts: (1) Sociodemographic information, (2) Haze knowledge, (3) Attitude (concerns) during haze episodes, (4) Practices (protective behaviors) to prevent against the health effects of haze. Result: There were significant differences of KAP on transboundary haze among urban-rural population. Urban population has higher knowledge and protective behaviors on hazes; however, both the rural-urban residents presented moderate levels of concerns on hazes. Conclusion: It is necessary to provide timely information (knowledge and practices) on haze to rural residents, at the same time, improve the urban residents’ concerns (attitudes) over the haze phenomenon. This will help to raise the overall awareness level to transboundary haze by translating into a state of the resilient community.
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author James N., Vethanayagam
V., How
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V., How
Urban and rural inequality in knowledge, attitude and practice on haze pollution episode in Klang Valley, Malaysia
author_facet James N., Vethanayagam
V., How
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title Urban and rural inequality in knowledge, attitude and practice on haze pollution episode in Klang Valley, Malaysia
title_short Urban and rural inequality in knowledge, attitude and practice on haze pollution episode in Klang Valley, Malaysia
title_full Urban and rural inequality in knowledge, attitude and practice on haze pollution episode in Klang Valley, Malaysia
title_fullStr Urban and rural inequality in knowledge, attitude and practice on haze pollution episode in Klang Valley, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Urban and rural inequality in knowledge, attitude and practice on haze pollution episode in Klang Valley, Malaysia
title_sort urban and rural inequality in knowledge, attitude and practice on haze pollution episode in klang valley, malaysia
publisher Malaysian Public Health Physicians' Association
publishDate 2017
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/63645/1/Urban%20and%20rural%20inequality%20in%20knowledge%2C%20attitude%20and%20practice%20on%20haze%20pollution%20episode%20in%20Klang%20Valley%2C%20Malaysia.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/63645/
https://www.mjphm.org.my/mjphm/journals/2017%20-%20Special%20Volume%20(1)/URBAN%20AND%20RURAL%20INEQUALITY%20IN%20KNOWLEDGE%20ATTITUDE%20AND%20PRACTICE%20ON%20HAZE%20POLLUTION%20EPISODE%20IN%20KLANG%20VALLEY%20MALAYSIA.pdf
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