Perception Of Health Risk And Concern On Smoke Problem In Crisis Zone, Chiang Mai Province
Keywords:
Risk, Health, Smoke, TouristsAbstract
The research aimed to 1. study the perception of health risk in smoke problem among tourists 2. study the concern on smoke problem among tourists. The sample was 400 tourists visiting crisis zone in Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai Province. Purposive sampling was implemented. Frequency, Percentage, Mean and Standard Deviation were implemented. Validity of IOC was 0.915. Reliability (Cronbach Coefficients Alpha) was 0.852. It was found that most tourists perceived the smoke problem from media such as internet and television. Besides, the perception of health risk was at the highest level with the average of 4.58 and standard deviation as 0.618. It was revealed that the tourists perceived that smoke problem caused eyes irritation, nose irritation, Conjunctivitis, cough and pharyngitis and tiny particle caused the risk of heart disease, emphysema and respiratory disease which affected health in a long term. Moreover, it was revealed that the concern on smoke problem was at high level with average of 4.33 and standard deviation as 0.575. Besides, it was found that the tourists got worried about the increasing smoke problem in every year and it might cause the change of their travel plans. Suggestions for further research 1)There should have qualitative research, in-depth interview in order to get precise and beneficial findings. 2)There should have the study on the ways to build participation process in solving smog problem in Northern Region and publicize the information in order to build the awareness on being the owner natural places and environment in the communities for visitors.
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