Articles Vol. 62 No. 7 (2021) 09/12/2021

A STUDY ON KNOWLEDGE OF PEOPLE ON ARSENIC RISKS ON HEALTH AT SIX COMMUNES AT VU THU DISTRICT, THAI BINH PROVINCES IN 2017

Le Thuc Lan1,2, Ninh Thi Nhung3,4, Pham Ngoc Khai3,4
1 Ministry of Health
2 Bộ Y tế
3 Thai Binh University of Medicine and Pharmacy
4 Trường Đại học Y Dược Thái Bình
Corresponding author: lanlethuc@gmail.com
DOI: 10.52163/yhc.v62i7 (2021).206
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Keywords
Asen, health, knowledge, communication.
Abstract

Objectives: To describe knowledge of people about arsenic risks on health at six communes of Vu Thu district, Thai Binh provinces in 2017.

Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 1184 people aged≥ 18.

Result: The study showed 53% of people had never heard about arsenic in food, 32,6% of those recognized that arsenic went into body through food. The percentage of people who knew about places existing arsenic ranged from 11,6% to 36,5%; rate of people who knew the route of arsenic into the body ranged from 1,7% to 38%; those understanding of affected organs ranged from 3% to 22,5%; those understanding of chronic diseases from 3,3% to 21%; understanding the initial signs of arsenic infection from 4% to 23%; understanding of skin signs from 5,4% to 23%; understanding neurological signs from 4,2% to 18%. There was a low rate of people who can recognize foods at risk of arsenic.

Conclusion and recommendation: People’s knowledge on arsenic risks is at low level, so it is necessary to have communication strategies on arsenic risks on health at Vu Thu district, Thai Binh.

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