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19 September 2023
Vol. 11 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.4081/wpph.2023.9783

Feasibility of a questionnaire on asbestos awareness among students: a pilot study

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asbestos, questionnaire, feasibility, students
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Adriana Canepa
Cesare Balbo High School, of the Network “ScuoleInsieme”, Casale Monferrato, Italy.
Carlo Degiacomi
Carlo Degiacomi, Ecofficina S.r.l., Torino, Italy.
Maria Cristina Portinaro
Leardi High School, of the Network “ScuoleInsieme”, Casale Monferrato, Italy.
Grazia Gatti
Ascanio Sobrero High School, of the Network “ScuoleInsieme”, Casale Monferrato, Italy.
Stefania Crivellari
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1997-8792
Research Training Innovation Infrastructure, Research and Innovation Department (DAIRI), Azienda Ospedaliera “SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo”, Alessandria; SS. Progetti, Ricerca e Innovazione, Ospedale “Michele e Pietro Ferrero”, ASL CN2, Verduno (CN), Italy.
Carlotta Bertolina
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5458-6914
Research Training Innovation Infrastructure, Research and Innovation Department (DAIRI), Azienda Sanitaria Locale, Alessandria, Italy.
Marianna Farotto
mfarotto@aslal.it
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4159-6755
Research Training Innovation Infrastructure, Research and Innovation Department (DAIRI), Azienda Sanitaria Locale, Alessandria, Italy.
Melissa Pozzi
Cesare Balbo High School, of the Network “ScuoleInsieme”, Casale Monferrato, Italy.
Leonardo Deambrogio
Leardi High School, of the Network “ScuoleInsieme”, Casale Monferrato, Italy.
Riccardo Belvisotti
Ascanio Sobrero High School, of the Network “ScuoleInsieme”, Casale Monferrato, Italy.
Marinella Bertolotti
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2152-4930
Research Training Innovation Infrastructure, Research and Innovation Department (DAIRI), Azienda Ospedaliera “SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo”, Alessandria, Italy.
Antonio Maconi
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1904-7277
Research Training Innovation Infrastructure, Research and Innovation Department (DAIRI), Azienda Ospedaliera “SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo”, Alessandria, Italy.

Background: there is no resolutive treatment for asbestos-related diseases, but prevention plays a key role. This survey was conducted to test the feasibility of a questionnaire to measure the awareness on asbestos among the students in a specific asbestos polluted area. Furthermore, we carried out a preliminary assessment of student awareness on this topic. Methods: a questionnaire was used among secondary school students of Casale Monferrato. This considered the levels of sensitivity, knowledge, and experienced emotions. Results: 788 students completed the questionnaire out of a total of 3600 (22.2%). Thirty-five percent of the students were poorly informed about the asbestos issue, 26% felt that they had basic information on this topic. Twelve percent of the students thought that asbestos is no longer a problem. Conclusions: it emerges the strong need to become more knowledgeable on asbestos’ history. A questionnaire is a useful tool, but structural changes are needed to facilitate the analysis of the results.

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Feasibility of a questionnaire on asbestos awareness among students: a pilot study. (2023). Working Paper of Public Health, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.4081/wpph.2023.9783
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