Does Environmental Wastes Cause of Whole Illness: The Believes & Attitudes

Fulya OZTAS, Mustafa Onur ALADAĞ, Ayşegül SARIKAYA, Ayşe ALPTEKİN, Haydar OZTAS

Abstract


The According to WHO, 24% of the morbidity burden (healthy life years lost) and 23% of all deaths (premature mortality) are caused by environmental factors.  In children aged 0-14 years, 36% of deaths are caused by environmental factors. Although environmental issues are being extensively discussed today at global level, their effect on health is still not sufficiently taken into account.  A large fraction of the world’s illness and death is attributable to communicable diseases. In addition to having proper resources and facilities, hygiene practices are heavily influenced by students’ knowledge and attitudes towards hygiene. In developing countries where acute respiratory and intestinal infections are the primary causes of morbidity and mortality among young children. In this study did cover shorty secondary pupils’ basic knowledge environmental waste & illness relationship.

Keywords: environmental issues, waste management, illness, believes


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