Nuclear tests and their impact on human health

This dissertation was composed to explore nuclear tests and their impacts on human health. The problematics involved with nuclear testing in conjunction with the situation in North Korea are still relevant today. The aim of the thesis was to determine the level of knowledge of the Czech South Bohemian population regarding nuclear weapon testing, and their effects on the human body. The population was divided into two categories; people under 40, and over 40 years of age. The hypotheses of this study are: "Over 2/3 of the respondents in selected localities of the South Bohemian Region will have more than 50 % of correct answers in the questionnaire on nuclear weapons testing and their effects on the human body," and "Respondents older than 40 years will have significantly higher knowledge of nuclear weapons testing and their effects on the human body than respondents younger than age of 40 years." In order to achieve the set aims and verify the hypotheses, a questionnaire was carried out, and the results were then evaluated using descriptive and mathematical statistics. The questionnaire consisted of 13 questions, and in total 100 respondents participated. The results seen from the questionnaire support the first hypothesis mentioned above. The second hypothesis was disproved. Within the framework of this dissertation, an overview of the populations level of knowledge regarding nuclear weapons testing and their effects on human organisms was illustrated for the South Bohemian Region. This dissertation could serve as study material for students of the protection of population degree programme and other related degrees