Conceptos, actitudes, prácticas poblacionales y roles institucionales en relación con contaminación atmosférica y salud, Cuenca, 2011

Abstract

Background:In the city of Cuenca there have been no studies to indicate awareness and public participation in relation to air pollution, or the possibility of integration with institutional levels.

Objectives: To identify concepts, attitudes and practices of the population in relation to air pollution and the impact in health, to establish management roles of institutions and organizations involved.

Method:Descriptive Study CAP by opinion questionnaire. Study population, persons over 15 years, of Cuenca city. Sample 500 people. Information collecting:by interview of open questions, but with pre-coded response registration. The results were analyzed in SPSS 15.00 program version evaluation.

Results: Concepts and knowledge 44% having a high level, 19% have very high levels. Is minimal (6.2%) the low level, attitudes and motivations: have a favorable attitude (48.8%), very favorable (31.2%), practices: most of the population (56.6%) have less adequate practices and 28.6% have inadequate practices, appropriate practices are minority. The correlation of concepts, attitudes and practices of affiliation and residence variables are differences, having groups with higher levels of concepts have a lower level of practice and vice versa. We analyzed the characteristics of institutions, their roles and their willingness to promote health.

Conclusions: Concepts and attitudes appropriate, less adequate practices, no concordance between concepts and practices in some groups.

KEYWORDS: HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; AIR POLLUTION; CUENCA-ECUADOR