PUBLIC PERCEPTION ON THE EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE POLLUTION ON PEOPLE’S HEALTH (A CASE STUDY IN KAMAYUT TOWNSHIP, YANGON)

area, people tend to forget about it becauseit cannot be seen or smell likes other pollutions such as air, water, soil and light. The aim of this study is to evaluate the perception of public on environmental noise pollution and its effect on health and to Though environmental noise pollution is an increasing problem, especially in urban investigate the major source of noise in Kamayut Township. Descriptive method with quantitative approach was used for this study. The structured questionnaire was used to collect information from respondents. This study found that the major source of noise in Kamayut Township is noises from car with 48% of respondents, because it is one of the downtown urban areas with crowded transport network in Yangon. It also found that the psychological health of the respondents due to noise pollution is more affected than the physical health effect. In term of awareness, the results showed less awareness since 63% of the respondents think noise pollution cannot have a serious effect on health, 75% of the respondents have never discussed about noise pollution and 63% of the respondents do not know there are rules and regulations to control noise pollution. Respondents in this study know that the noise pollution can have effects on human health but do not think it will affect seriously