ABSTRACT – This cross-sectional study assessed residents’ risk perceptions and associated factors in three rural areas by administering a face-to-face questionnaire to 282 subjects. The association between the perception of risk related to wind turbines and related factors such as noise and annoyance was analysed. Outdoor A-weighted sound pressure levels were measured for all. According to regression analysis, age (B: −0.008, 95% CI: −0.015/−0.002), education (B: 0.415, 95% CI: 0.148/−0.682), noise level day (B: −0.040, 95% CI: −0.068/−0.013), noise annoyance indoors (B: 0.504, 95% CI: 0.227/0.781) and distance (B: 0.000, 95% CI: 0.000/0.000) had a significant effect on high risk perception (p < 0.05). This demonstrates that, in addition to noise, non-acoustic factors also influence risk perception. Ensuring community participation and considering distance before installation could prevent negative risk perceptions and annoyance.
Asli Ata Teneler, Bayrakli District Health Directorate, Izmir, Turkey
Hur Hassoy, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
International Journal of Environmental Health Research
Published online: 08 Aug 2023 doi:10.1080/09603123.2023.2245344