HEALTH RISKS PERCEPTION IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PETROCHEMICAL COMPLEX IN BRAZIL
AUTOR(ES)
MONIZ, MARCELA DE ABREU
FONTE
Ambient. soc.
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
02/12/2019
RESUMO
Resumo Este artigo discute a percepção de riscos à saúde no entorno das áreas de construção de um Complexo Petroquímico. O objetivo do estudo foi determinar os fatores que levam à percepção de riscos à saúde do processo de construção do Complexo Petroquímico do Rio de Janeiro. Estudo transversal realizado com 240 indivíduos na região sudeste do Brasil. Verificou-se que indivíduos adultos do sexo feminino com alto nível de escolaridade e residência no entorno do complexo são capazes de perceber melhor os riscos à saúde e poucos benefícios resultantes do processo de construção deste desenvolvimento do que o grupo de residentes da área mais distante da zona industrial. Estes resultados mostram a necessidade de se aplicar ações contextualizadas de comunicação de riscos para se enfrentar esta lacuna crítica de conhecimento das comunidades estudadas.Abstract This paper discusses the health risks perception in the surrounding from the construction areas of a Petrochemical Complex. The study aimed to determine the factors that lead to the health risks perception of the process of construction of the Petrochemical Complex of Rio de Janeiro. Cross-sectional study conducted with 240 individuals in Brazil’s southeast region. It was found that female adult individuals with a high level of schooling and residing in the surrounding of the Complex are capable of perceiving better the health risks and few benefits resulting from the process of construction of this development than the group of residents in the area that is farther from the industrial zone. These results show the need of contextualized risks communication actions are applied to address this critical knowledge gap of the studied communities.
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