Risk Reduction Behaviors Regarding PM2.5 Exposure among Outdoor Exercisers in the Nanjing Metropolitan Area, China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15459141 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lilin Xiong (Nanjing Municipal Center for Disease Control And Prevention), Jie Li (0000-0002-5131-4769, Shenzhen University), Ting Xia (0000-0001-5033-6248, Monash University), Xinyue Hu (0009-0004-7826-2518, Nanjing Forestry University), Yan Wang (0009-0009-9633-0023, Southeast University), Maonan Sun (Nanjing Forestry University), Meng Tang (0000-0003-0561-2906, Southeast University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1728-1728 |
| Publication date | 2018-08-12 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph15081728 |
| PMID | 30103552 |
| OpenAlex | W2885917957 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 37 |
Aims : This study aimed to describe risk reduction behaviors regarding ambient particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 μm or less (PM 2.5 ) among outdoor exercisers and to explore potential factors influencing those behaviors in the urban area of Nanjing, China. Method : A cross-sectional convenience sample survey was conducted among 302 outdoor exercisers in May 2015. Descriptive analysis was used to describe demographics, outdoor physical activity patterns, knowledge of PM 2.5 and risk reduction behaviors. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was then used to explore factors that influence the adoption of risk reduction behaviors. Results : The most common behavior to reduce PM 2.5 exposure was minimizing the times for opening windows on hazy days (75.5%), and the least common one was using air purifiers (19.3%). Two thirds of respondents indicated that they wore face masks when going outside in the haze (59.5%), but only 13.6% of them would wear professional antismog face masks. Participants adopting risk reduction behaviors regarding PM 2.5 exposure tended to be females, 50−60 year-olds, those with higher levels of knowledge about PM 2.5 and those who had children. Conclusions : These findings indicate the importance of improving knowledge about PM 2.5 among outdoor exercisers. Educational interventions should also be necessary to guide the public to take appropriate precautionary measures when undertaking outdoor exercise in high PM 2.5 pollution areas
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2020 - 2024 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |