TTLV: Public opinion on the issue of chemical contamination in Bien Hoa city

1. Student's full name: Nguyen Thi Hong Hanh

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: 12/01/1984

4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Decision to recognize student number: 1528/2009/QD-XHNV-KH&SDH October 14, 2009 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes in the training process: Are not

7. Thesis topic name: Public opinion on the issue of chemical contamination in Bien Hoa city (Case study in Trung Dung ward and Tan Phong ward)

8. Major: Sociology; Code: 60 31 30

9. Scientific guidance officer: Assoc.Prof.Dr. Mai Quynh Nam

10. Summary of thesis results:

(summarize the results of the thesis, emphasizing new results if any)

Bien Hoa Airport is the most heavily contaminated dioxin hotspot in Vietnam. Dioxin will continue to pollute the environment and the health of local people.

People are aware that the area they live in is contaminated with dioxin, but the level of understanding is not uniform. Through the assessment of knowledge about the existence of dioxin in the environment and the pathways of dioxin penetration into the human body, we found that the number of people who deeply understand the effects of dioxin is still very limited. This has directly affected people's living and health protection behaviors.

There is no discrimination in daily life for victims and their families of Agent Orange, however there is implicit discrimination in the community when it comes to decisions related to marriage and family because the consequences of Dioxin are hereditary.

Public opinion about the lives of Agent Orange victims shows that the victims and their families always face difficulties in many aspects. They have to struggle with life along with heavy psychological burdens about their race and the future of their children.

Through communication activities, the awareness of Bien Hoa city residents about the dioxin issue has been significantly raised. However, in order for public opinion to promote its control and educational functions in preventing dioxin exposure, it is necessary to have communication activities that provide detailed information about exposure routes, prevention methods and consequences of dioxin to minimize and prevent new exposure in the community.

11. Practical application:

The thesis has proposed a number of practical and specific solutions applied in practice to raise awareness and change the behavior of Bien Hoa city residents in preventing Dioxin exposure.

12. Further research directions:

Research on social opinion of Agent Orange victims in Bien Hoa city.

13. Published works related to the thesis: Are not

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Nguyen Thi Hong Hanh2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: 12/01/1984                    4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Admission decision number: 1528/2009/QD-XHNV-KH&SDH Dated 14/10/2009

6. Changes in academic process: None

7. Official thesis title:

Public opinions of Dioxin infection in Bien Hoa city (Case study of Trung Dung ward and Tan Phong ward)

8. Major: Sociology;9.Code: 60 31 30

10. Supervisors: Assoc.Prof. Mai Quynh Nam

11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

Bien Hoa airport is the place with highest rate of Dioxin in Vietnam. Dioxin continues to poison the environment and causes harm to people's health.

Local people have certain level of awareness on the situation of poisoning in their residential areas. However, this awareness is not high. So that they are still passive in preventing Dioxin infection. Through the evaluation of knowledge about the existence of dioxin in the environment and the way dioxin infiltrates into the human body, we see that the number of people who deeply understand the effects of dioxin are very limited. This has a direct impact on the behavior of living, protecting the health of people.

There is no discrimination in daily life toward Dioxin victims and their families, however, there is hidden taboo over the community on decisions on marriage, family. Consequences regarding Dioxin is genetic.

Public opinion about the life of Agent Orange victims shows the victims and their families are faced with many difficulties. They struggle with life, struggle with severe psychology about race, about the future of their children.

Through the communication activities of people aware of Bien Hoa city of dioxin problem has been significantly improved. But public opinion to promote the control function and the function of education in the prevention of exposure to dioxin, the need for communication activities provide detailed information about the route of exposure, how prevention and consequences of dioxin to reduce and prevent new exposure in the community.

12. Practical applicability, if any:

The thesis has proposed some practical solutions that can be applied in the reality in order to enhance Bien Hoa people's awareness and change their behaviors in preventing Dioxin infection.

13. Further research directions, if any:

Research on public opinions of Dioxin victims in Bien Hoa city.

14. Thesis-related publications: No