Objective To understand the environmental pollution perception and physical and mental health status of community residents in Kunming, and explore their relationships.
Methods A total of 607 community residents from four communities in Kunming City, Yunnan Province were selected as study subjects. Environmental Pollution Perception Scale was used to assess their work noise perception, life noise perception, and air pollution perception; SF-8 Scale was used to assess their physical and mental health status. Statistical analyses included one-way ANOVA and multiple linear regression.
Results Of the 607 community residents, the work noise perception score was 5.29±2.76, the life noise perception score was 6.21±2.08, and the air pollution perception score was 6.29±2.08; the physical health score was 53.26±5.33, and the mental health score was 53.70±6.12. The results of one-way ANOVA showed significant differences in physical health score among different work noise perception groups (F=4.705, P=0.009), life noise perception groups (F=7.605, P < 0.001), and air pollution perception groups (F=9.230, P < 0.001), as well as significant differences in mental health score among different work noise perception groups (F=15.221, P < 0.001), life noise perception groups (F=16.848, P < 0.001), and air pollution perception groups (F=36.090, P < 0.001). The multiple linear regression analysis results found that the score of physical health of community residents was negatively related to residents' age (b=-1.967, P < 0.001) and air pollution perception (b=-1.026, P < 0.001), and the contribution of air pollution perception (b'=-0.150) to residents' physical health status was smaller than that of age (b'=-0.185); the score of mental health score had a negative linear regression relationship with air pollution perception (b=-2.049, P < 0.001).
Conclusion The higher the environmental pollution perception is, the worse the physical and mental health status is among community residents in Kunming.
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