Abstract
This paper discusses the health risks perception in the surrounding from the construction areas of a Petrochemical Complex. The study aimed to determine the factors that lead to the health risks perception of the process of construction of the Petrochemical Complex of Rio de Janeiro. Cross-sectional study conducted with 240 individuals in Brazil’s southeast region. It was found that female adult individuals with a high level of schooling and residing in the surrounding of the Complex are capable of perceiving better the health risks and few benefits resulting from the process of construction of this development than the group of residents in the area that is farther from the industrial zone. These results show the need of contextualized risks communication actions are applied to address this critical knowledge gap of the studied communities.
Keywords:
Risk perception; Public Health and Environment; Petroleum Industry
Note: S:M= Male; S:F= Female; 35: N= Number of people who answered No to question 35; 35: S= Number of people who answered No to question 35; CATIDADE:18 a 30= Category of the age group of 18-30 years old; CATIDADE 31 a 59= Category of the age group of 31-59 years old; CATIDADE:60 a 80= Category of the age group of 60-80 years old.
Note: LOCAL: PC= Porto das Caixas Location; LOCAL: MN = Manilha Location; 35: N= Number of people who answered No to question 35; 35: S= Number of people who answered Yes to question 35; E:F= Elementary School; E: M= High School; E: S= Higher Education Degree.
Note: LOCAL: PC= Porto das Caixas Location; LOCAL:MN = Manilha Location; 35: N= Number of people who answered No to question 35; 35: S= Number of people who answered Yes to question 35; 39: NB= People who answered that there has not been benefits; 39: PB= People who answered that it has been little beneficial; 39: RB= People who answered that there has been some benefits; 39: MB= People who answered that there has been many benefits; 39: MIB= People who answered that it has been extremely beneficial; COMPERJLOCAL:S= People who were favorable to COMPERJ’s location near to their District of residence; COMPERJLOCAL:N= People who were against COMPERJ’s location near to their District of residence.