Ali Liaquat, Zehra Tabassum
Department of Law, University of Karachi, Karachi.
Department of Medicine and Educational Development, The Aga Khan University, Karachi.
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2014 Dec;24(12):940-3.
To identify the awareness regarding noise pollution and its adverse effects on human health in the people of urban areas of Karachi.
Cross-sectional survey.
Urban areas of Karachi, from September to October 2012.
A survey was conducted with 50 selected subjects of urban areas of Karachi with their informed consent. The questionnaire covered aspects of noise pollution. Descriptive analysis was done with percent responses.
All (100%, n=50) subjects admitted to be suffering from noise pollution. The source of noise pollution was vehicles in 64% (n=32). There was 90% (n=45) agreement for laws and regulations regarding noise pollution to be in place.
Awareness sessions need to be conducted for the public regarding the effects of noise pollution on health with formulation of laws and regulations.
了解卡拉奇市区居民对噪音污染及其对人类健康不利影响的认识。
横断面调查。
2012年9月至10月,卡拉奇市区。
在获得卡拉奇市区50名选定受试者知情同意的情况下进行了一项调查。问卷涵盖了噪音污染的各个方面。采用百分比回答进行描述性分析。
所有(100%,n = 50)受试者均承认遭受噪音污染。64%(n = 32)的噪音污染源是车辆。90%(n = 45)的人同意制定有关噪音污染的法律法规。
需要针对公众开展关于噪音污染对健康影响的宣传活动,并制定法律法规。