Validity and Reliability of Asbestos Knowledge and Awareness Questionnaire for Environmental Asbestos Exposure in Rural Areas
EURASIAN JOURNAL OF PULMONOLOGY, cilt.19, sa.1, ss.34-40, 2017 (ESCI, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2017
- Doi Numarası: 10.5152/ejp.2016.57441
- Dergi Adı: EURASIAN JOURNAL OF PULMONOLOGY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.34-40
- Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Objective: There is no treatment for asbestos-related diseases, but they can be prevented. One of the first interventions is to improve the knowledge level of people in order to protect people from asbestos and asbestos-related diseases. The present study was conducted to develop a questionnaire for measuring the knowledge and awareness level of asbestos and also assess its validity and reliability in a rural population that is exposed to asbestos environmentally.