Social inequality, noise pollution, and quality of life of slum dwellers in Pokhara, Nepal.
Annoyance
health
noise
quality of life
slum
Journal
Archives of environmental & occupational health
ISSN: 2154-4700
Titre abrégé: Arch Environ Occup Health
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101282564
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2022
2022
Historique:
pubmed:
24
12
2020
medline:
5
3
2022
entrez:
23
12
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
This work is a cross-sectional comparative study conducted on 528 residents in the slum and non-slum areas of Pokhara, Nepal. Of the total number of respondents, 90.2% in the slums and 63.3% in the non-slums indicated the existence of a main source of noise, and 80.7% in the slums and 66.0% in the non-slums replied that they had been highly annoyed by noise. The indoor noise levels measured for 24 h were higher in slums than in non-slums, ranging from 59 to 78 dBA and from 51 to 69 dBA, respectively. The Mann-Whitney
Identifiants
pubmed: 33355030
doi: 10.1080/19338244.2020.1860880
doi:
Types de publication
Comparative Study
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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