Analyzing the Relationship Between Objective–Subjective Health Status and Public Perception of Climate Change as AaHuman Health Risk in Coastal Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorArmah, Frederick A.
dc.contributor.authorLuginaah, Isaac
dc.contributor.authorGenesis, Yengoh
dc.contributor.authorHambati, Herbert
dc.contributor.authorChuenpagdee, Ratana
dc.contributor.authorCampbell, Gwyn
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-08T12:20:00Z
dc.date.available2016-07-08T12:20:00Z
dc.date.issued2015-01
dc.descriptionFull text can be accessed at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10807039.2014.1003203en_US
dc.description.abstractClimate change is considered as the biggest threat to human health in the 21st century. Sub-Saharan Africa, which is the most-at-risk region of the world, is estimated to have a disproportionately large share of the burden of climate change-induced environmental and human health risks. To develop effective adaptations to protect public health, it is essential to consider how individuals perceive and understand the risks, and how they might be willing to change their behaviors in response to them. Using a cross-sectional survey of 1253 individuals in coastal Tanzania we analyzed the relationship between subjective health status (self-reported health) and objective health status on the one hand and perceived health risks of climate change. Generally, higher subjective health status was associated with lower scores on perceived health risks of climate change. Concerning objective health status, the results were varied. Individuals who affirmed that they had been previously diagnosed with hepatitis, skin conditions, or tuberculosis had lower scores on perceived health risks of climate change, unlike their counterparts who affirmed that they had been previously diagnosed with malaria in the past 12 months or had been diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. These relationships persist even when biosocial and sociocultural attributes are taken into consideration. The results underscore the complex ways in which objective and subjective health interact with both biosocial and sociocultural factors to shape perceived health risks of climate change. Do you want to read the rest of this publication?Access full-texten_US
dc.identifier.citationArmah, F.A., Luginaah, I., Yengoh, G.T., Hambati, H., Chuenpagdee, R. and Campbell, G., 2015. Analyzing the Relationship between Objective–Subjective Health Status and Public Perception of Climate Change as a Human Health Risk in Coastal Tanzania. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal, 21(7), pp.1936-1959.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/10807039.2014.1003203
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2911
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.subjectIndian Ocean Worlden_US
dc.subjectClimate changeen_US
dc.subjectHealth risk perceptionen_US
dc.subjectCoasten_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.titleAnalyzing the Relationship Between Objective–Subjective Health Status and Public Perception of Climate Change as AaHuman Health Risk in Coastal Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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