Evaluating the Knowledge and Attitude of Air Pollution Control in Tehran from the Elderly and Pregnant Women -2017

Tehran’s Air pollution affects the lives of elderly and pregnant women. The aim of this study was to Evaluating the knowledge and attitude of air pollution control in Tehran from the perspective of elderly and pregnant women. This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2017 among (150 pregnant women and 150 elderly as high risk groups) with cluster sampling in 4 parts of north, south, west and east of Tehran. Data were gathered through a questionnaire of 24 questions for demographic information and people's attitudes about air pollution control in Tehran. The significance level of the tests was considered to be P <0.05. 54% of the elderly and 60% of pregnant women had a good knowledge of the consequences of air pollution. Statistical tests showed that there was a significant relationship between education level with knowledge of the elderly (p = 0.01) and pregnant women (p = 0.03). The attitude of people about ways to reduce air pollution in Tehran was that 56.6% of pregnant women and 61.3% of elderly believed in publishing taxes. Using statistical tests, there was a significant difference between the level of education of people in both groups with their positive attitude toward air pollution reduction strategies. It is suggested in the Tehran, four main approaches to air pollution control (standard publishing, air quality standard, publishing and cost of profits) should be considered in order to reduce air pollution and improve the health of people