摘要：Points of convergence on perceptions of this pollution appear in the responses of people in both areas, including what they called it, how they related it to the climate, and how they defined air quality. The responses of the residents of both study sites associated dust and odor and complained about the proximity of sources of pollution. On the other hand, perceptions of the impact of pollution on their health differed. In Yaoundé, people refer rarely to the impact of air pollution on health and consider factors perceived as promoting disease (cold, dust, and wind, for example) to be the real causes, which they often associate with the seasons. This is much less the case for the populations of the former coal mining basin of Provence, although the impact of pollution on allergies is probably overestimated. Their perceptions may be explained by the role played by the media in disseminating sometimes alarmist information on these subjects and, at the same time, by the increased awareness of environmental issues in the general population.
关键词：air pollution; perceptions; urban health; Cameroon; France
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