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: Received: 18 November 2020 / Approved: 19 November 2020 / Online: 19 November 2020 (11:50:37 CET)
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Biswas, B.; Roy, S.K. Public Perceptions about the Impact of Climate Change on Human Health: A Study of Bangladesh. Preprints2020, 2020110509. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202011.0509.v1
Biswas, B.; Roy, S.K. Public Perceptions about the Impact of Climate Change on Human Health: A Study of Bangladesh. Preprints 2020, 2020110509. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202011.0509.v1
Biswas, B.; Roy, S.K. Public Perceptions about the Impact of Climate Change on Human Health: A Study of Bangladesh. Preprints2020, 2020110509. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202011.0509.v1
APA Style
Biswas, B., & Roy, S.K. (2020). Public Perceptions about the Impact of Climate Change on Human Health: A Study of Bangladesh. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202011.0509.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Biswas, B. and Sajib Kumar Roy. 2020 "Public Perceptions about the Impact of Climate Change on Human Health: A Study of Bangladesh" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202011.0509.v1
Abstract
The main purpose of this research is to analyze the perception of climate change impacts on human health in Bangladesh through data from nationality representative surveys conducted in some district of Bangladesh. In Bangladesh there have a few research has been conducted on public perceptions about the impact of climate change on human health. A structured questionnaire method was conducted, and data collected from 615 respondents. The findings of this study reveal that out of 615 respondents, 76.0% of the respondents replied positively while remaining 24.0%, almost one-fourth of total respondents, indicated that they have not heard the term climate change before. Knowledgeable in climate change, 92.5% of respondents agreed that climate change has an impact on human health while only 7.5% respondents disagreed with this statement. 90.5% of respondents argued that they are agreed with the opinion that climate change is a serious threat to human health.
Keywords
Public Perception; Climate Change; Human Health; Bangladesh
Subject
Business, Economics and Management, Accounting and Taxation
Copyright:
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