Environmental Risks and Children’s Health in a Mayan Community from Southeast of Mexico

Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 25% of global morbidity and one-third of childhood morbidity may be attributable to environment. Low and high-income countries displayed different environmental risks. Mexico demonstrates the necessity for creating a national environment...

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Autores principales:	Hugo Ramírez-Hernández, Javier Perera-Rios, Fernando May-Euán, Gloria Uicab-Pool, Gaspar Peniche-Lara, Norma Pérez-Herrera
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Publicado:	Ubiquity Press 2018
Materias:	Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:34f96fa83b4246d68b4fbe326310da6e2021-12-02T03:52:55ZEnvironmental Risks and Children’s Health in a Mayan Community from Southeast of Mexico2214-999610.29024/aogh.917https://doaj.org/article/34f96fa83b4246d68b4fbe326310da6e2018-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/917https://doaj.org/toc/2214-9996Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 25% of global morbidity and one-third of childhood morbidity may be attributable to environment. Low and high-income countries displayed different environmental risks. Mexico demonstrates the necessity for creating a national environmental health program. In southeastern Mexico, Tixméhuac, is a Mayan community with a high marginalization degree and social backwardness. The main childhood morbidities are acute and chronic diseases. Objective: The aim of the study was to recognize environmental risks for children’s health in Tixméhauc, Yucatan State. Methods: A total of one hundred children under five years old participated. To identify the environmental risks at home, items from the Green Sheet Guidance (WHO), Salamanca General Survey and Environmental Clinical History were used. To know the prevalence of respiratory diseases and asthma, the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Children (ISAAC) survey was used. Potentially hazardous sites were identified partially using the Methodology for Identification and Evaluation of Health Hazards in Contaminated Sites from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Findings: The low stature of, malnutrition, presence of wheezing and asthma symptoms in children were higher than expected. The suspected cases of parasitosis and vector-borne disease occurred in 50% of the children. Indoor air quality perception was associated with respiratory pathology history; housing quality was related to suspected cases of vector-borne diseases; drinking water quality was linked to suspected cases of parasitosis. Risk areas in the community include agricultural activity, which has led to deposits of empty containers of agrochemicals and electronic waste among solid waste dump. Conclusion: This study presents observed environmental risks to children in a low development country and in developing countries. The community has a low perception of the environmental risk. The need for public health programs reducing risks to children’s environmental health is imperative.</p><p>Hugo Ramírez-HernándezJavier Perera-RiosFernando May-EuánGloria Uicab-PoolGaspar Peniche-LaraNorma Pérez-HerreraUbiquity PressarticleInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENAnnals of Global Health, Vol 84, Iss 2, Pp 292-299 (2018)
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topic	Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
spellingShingle	Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Hugo Ramírez-Hernández Javier Perera-Rios Fernando May-Euán Gloria Uicab-Pool Gaspar Peniche-Lara Norma Pérez-Herrera Environmental Risks and Children’s Health in a Mayan Community from Southeast of Mexico
description	Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 25% of global morbidity and one-third of childhood morbidity may be attributable to environment. Low and high-income countries displayed different environmental risks. Mexico demonstrates the necessity for creating a national environmental health program. In southeastern Mexico, Tixméhuac, is a Mayan community with a high marginalization degree and social backwardness. The main childhood morbidities are acute and chronic diseases. Objective: The aim of the study was to recognize environmental risks for children’s health in Tixméhauc, Yucatan State. Methods: A total of one hundred children under five years old participated. To identify the environmental risks at home, items from the Green Sheet Guidance (WHO), Salamanca General Survey and Environmental Clinical History were used. To know the prevalence of respiratory diseases and asthma, the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Children (ISAAC) survey was used. Potentially hazardous sites were identified partially using the Methodology for Identification and Evaluation of Health Hazards in Contaminated Sites from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Findings: The low stature of, malnutrition, presence of wheezing and asthma symptoms in children were higher than expected. The suspected cases of parasitosis and vector-borne disease occurred in 50% of the children. Indoor air quality perception was associated with respiratory pathology history; housing quality was related to suspected cases of vector-borne diseases; drinking water quality was linked to suspected cases of parasitosis. Risk areas in the community include agricultural activity, which has led to deposits of empty containers of agrochemicals and electronic waste among solid waste dump. Conclusion: This study presents observed environmental risks to children in a low development country and in developing countries. The community has a low perception of the environmental risk. The need for public health programs reducing risks to children’s environmental health is imperative.</p><p>
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author	Hugo Ramírez-Hernández Javier Perera-Rios Fernando May-Euán Gloria Uicab-Pool Gaspar Peniche-Lara Norma Pérez-Herrera
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title	Environmental Risks and Children’s Health in a Mayan Community from Southeast of Mexico
title_short	Environmental Risks and Children’s Health in a Mayan Community from Southeast of Mexico
title_full	Environmental Risks and Children’s Health in a Mayan Community from Southeast of Mexico
title_fullStr	Environmental Risks and Children’s Health in a Mayan Community from Southeast of Mexico
title_full_unstemmed	Environmental Risks and Children’s Health in a Mayan Community from Southeast of Mexico
title_sort	environmental risks and children’s health in a mayan community from southeast of mexico
publisher	Ubiquity Press
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Environmental Risks and Children’s Health in a Mayan Community from Southeast of Mexico

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