Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

The Korean Society for Preventive Medicine (대한예방의학회)
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Does Living nearby a Garbage Dumping Site Degrade the Quality of Life? A Case Study based on Shin-dong Myeon Residents, Chun-cheon Si

쓰레기 매립장 주변 농촌 주민들의 삶의 질 연구

  • Lee, Myung-Kyung (Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University) ;
  • Choi, Jun-Yeol (Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, In-Kyoung (Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University) ;
  • Cho, Yeong-Ah (Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Young-Shin (Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University) ;
  • Jung, Hye-Jin (Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Li-Na (Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University) ;
  • Lee, Young-Kyu (Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University) ;
  • Cho, Young-Tae (Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University)
  • 이명경 (서울대학교 보건대학원) ;
  • 최준열 (서울대학교 보건대학원) ;
  • 김인경 (서울대학교 보건대학원) ;
  • 조영아 (서울대학교 보건대학원) ;
  • 김영신 (서울대학교 보건대학원) ;
  • 정혜진 (서울대학교 보건대학원) ;
  • 김리나 (서울대학교 보건대학원) ;
  • 이영규 (서울대학교 보건대학원) ;
  • 조영태 (서울대학교 보건대학원)
  • Published : 2006.07.31
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Abstract

Objectives: This study aims to examine if a garbage dumping site has real and negative influence on the quality of life (QOL) for the nearby residents. The net effects of the residential distance from the garbage dumping site and from the garbage truck route were investigated for five domains of the QOL. Methods: Two hundred fifty seven Shin-dong Myeon residents, Chun-cheon Si, participated in a self-administrated survey. The Shin-dong Myeon garbage dumping site began operating in 1996. ANCOV A with generalized linear models and multiple regression analysis were performed. Results: Descriptive analyses show that a residence nearby a garbage dumping site is negatively associated with the physical and environmental domains of the QOL. The residential distance from the garbage truck route does not exert any significant effect on various domains of QOL, except for the environmental domain. On the multivariate analysis, the residents living near the garbage dumping site tended to have a significantly negative QOL in the physical and environmental domains. However, the distance from the garbage truck route did not show a significant nor substantial effect on the QOL. The demographic and socioeconomic control variables are associated with a number of the QOL domains, and their patterns are consistent with the general expectations. Conclusions: The results indicated that a garbage dumping site is considered to be an environmental hazard among the nearby residents according to the lower scores on the physical and environmental domains of the QOL. The findings from this study provide comprehensive understanding on the residents' QOL, and they may help politicians and policy makers make decisions for appropriate interventions.

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