A Systematic Review of Children's Environmental Health in Brazil

In the region of the Americas, approximately 100,000 children under the age of 5 years die each year due to environmental hazards. Brazil, due to its large size and wide range of environmental challenges, presents numerous hazards to children's health. The aim of this study was to systematicall...

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Autores principales:	Carmen I.R. Froes Asmus, Volney M. Camara, Philip J. Landrigan, Luz Claudio
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Publicado:	Ubiquity Press 2016
Materias:	child environmental exposure environmental health environmental pollutants children's health Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:81f66f8911c34be4a915f4c143c180832021-12-02T06:31:53ZA Systematic Review of Children's Environmental Health in Brazil2214-999610.1016/j.aogh.2016.02.007https://doaj.org/article/81f66f8911c34be4a915f4c143c180832016-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/1171https://doaj.org/toc/2214-9996In the region of the Americas, approximately 100,000 children under the age of 5 years die each year due to environmental hazards. Brazil, due to its large size and wide range of environmental challenges, presents numerous hazards to children's health. The aim of this study was to systematically review the scientific literature that describes children's exposures to environmental pollutants in Brazil and their effects on Brazilian children's health. A systematic review of the scientific literature was performed without language restrictions and time of publication (years). The literature search was conducted in the following key resources: PubMed (MEDLINE), Scopus and Web of Science with the MeSH Terms: Environmental exposure AND Brazil (filters: Human, Child [birth to 18 years] and Affiliation Author). The Virtual Health Library was also employed to access the databases Scielo and <a title="Learn more about Syringa vulgaris" href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/syringa-vulgaris">Lilacs</a>. The search strategy was [DeCS Terms]: Child OR adolescent AND Environmental exposure AND Brazil. Health effects in children associated with exposure to environmental pollutants in Brazil were reported in 74 studies, during the period between 1995 and 2015. The most frequently cited effect was hospital admission for respiratory causes including wheezing, asthma, and <a title="Learn more about Pneumonia" href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/pneumonia">pneumonia</a> among children living in areas with high concentrations of <a title="Learn more about Air Pollutant" href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/air-pollutant">air pollutants</a>. A broad spectrum of other health effects possibly linked to pollutants also was found such as prematurity, <a title="Learn more about Low birth weight" href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/low-birth-weight">low birth weight</a>, <a title="Learn more about Congenital Anomaly" href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/congenital-anomaly">congenital abnormality</a>(cryptorchidism, <a title="Learn more about Hypospadias" href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/hypospadias">hypospadia</a>, micropenis), poor performance in tests of psychomotor and <a title="Learn more about Neural development" href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/neural-development">mental development</a>, and behavioral problems. Exposure to pesticides in utero and postnatally was associated with a high risk for <a title="Learn more about Leukemia in Children" href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/leukemia-in-children">leukemia in children</a> <2 years old. These results show that there is a need in Brazil for stricter monitoring of pollutant emissions and for health surveillance programs especially among <a title="Learn more about Vulnerable Populations" href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/vulnerable-populations">vulnerable populations</a> such as pregnant women and young children.Carmen I.R. Froes AsmusVolney M. CamaraPhilip J. LandriganLuz ClaudioUbiquity Pressarticlechildenvironmental exposureenvironmental healthenvironmental pollutantschildren's healthInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENAnnals of Global Health, Vol 82, Iss 1, Pp 132-148 (2016)
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spellingShingle	child environmental exposure environmental health environmental pollutants children's health Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Carmen I.R. Froes Asmus Volney M. Camara Philip J. Landrigan Luz Claudio A Systematic Review of Children's Environmental Health in Brazil
description	In the region of the Americas, approximately 100,000 children under the age of 5 years die each year due to environmental hazards. Brazil, due to its large size and wide range of environmental challenges, presents numerous hazards to children's health. The aim of this study was to systematically review the scientific literature that describes children's exposures to environmental pollutants in Brazil and their effects on Brazilian children's health. A systematic review of the scientific literature was performed without language restrictions and time of publication (years). The literature search was conducted in the following key resources: PubMed (MEDLINE), Scopus and Web of Science with the MeSH Terms: Environmental exposure AND Brazil (filters: Human, Child [birth to 18 years] and Affiliation Author). The Virtual Health Library was also employed to access the databases Scielo and <a title="Learn more about Syringa vulgaris" href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/syringa-vulgaris">Lilacs</a>. The search strategy was [DeCS Terms]: Child OR adolescent AND Environmental exposure AND Brazil. Health effects in children associated with exposure to environmental pollutants in Brazil were reported in 74 studies, during the period between 1995 and 2015. The most frequently cited effect was hospital admission for respiratory causes including wheezing, asthma, and <a title="Learn more about Pneumonia" href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/pneumonia">pneumonia</a> among children living in areas with high concentrations of <a title="Learn more about Air Pollutant" href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/air-pollutant">air pollutants</a>. A broad spectrum of other health effects possibly linked to pollutants also was found such as prematurity, <a title="Learn more about Low birth weight" href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/low-birth-weight">low birth weight</a>, <a title="Learn more about Congenital Anomaly" href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/congenital-anomaly">congenital abnormality</a>(cryptorchidism, <a title="Learn more about Hypospadias" href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/hypospadias">hypospadia</a>, micropenis), poor performance in tests of psychomotor and <a title="Learn more about Neural development" href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/neural-development">mental development</a>, and behavioral problems. Exposure to pesticides in utero and postnatally was associated with a high risk for <a title="Learn more about Leukemia in Children" href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/leukemia-in-children">leukemia in children</a> <2 years old. These results show that there is a need in Brazil for stricter monitoring of pollutant emissions and for health surveillance programs especially among <a title="Learn more about Vulnerable Populations" href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/vulnerable-populations">vulnerable populations</a> such as pregnant women and young children.
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title	A Systematic Review of Children's Environmental Health in Brazil
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publisher	Ubiquity Press
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A Systematic Review of Children's Environmental Health in Brazil

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