State of Children Environmental Health Research in Latin America

Background: Promotion of biomedical research along with the development of evidence-based prevention policies have been suggested as an effective way to reduce environmental risks for children’s health in Latin America. However, there is little information on the current state of childhood environme...

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Autores principales:	Lizbeth López-Carrillo, Leonel González-González, Maricela Piña-Pozas, Ángel Mérida-Ortega, Brenda Gamboa-Loira, Julia Blanco-Muñoz, Luisa E. Torres-Sánchez, Magali Hurtado-Díaz, Marlene Cortez-Lugo, Germán Guerra, Nelly Salgado de Snyder, Mariano E. Cebrian
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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:ed5ab627fda744b8b561dea3bda797c62021-12-02T04:24:25ZState of Children Environmental Health Research in Latin America2214-999610.29024/aogh.908https://doaj.org/article/ed5ab627fda744b8b561dea3bda797c62018-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/908https://doaj.org/toc/2214-9996Background: Promotion of biomedical research along with the development of evidence-based prevention policies have been suggested as an effective way to reduce environmental risks for children’s health in Latin America. However, there is little information on the current state of childhood environmental health research, which might help identify its strengths and limitations, as well as to design a strategy to improve the future of child environmental health research in the region. Objective: To describe the current state of environmental health research on children exposed to environmental pollutants in Latin America. Methodology: We performed a comprehensive search of published peer-reviewed environmental health articles (1994–2014), dealing with the exposure of Latin American children to chemical compounds. We described the type of studies and their research topics, and identified networks of co-authors. We also analyzed the relationship between research funding sources and the impact factor (IF) of the journal where research was published. Results: The average number of publications was about 20 per year. Mexico and Brazil produced almost 70% of the 409 identified papers. The most studied contaminant was lead, but research on this element has declined since 2005. Retrospective studies were the most frequent, and also showed a decreasing trend. Most studies did not assess health effects. Four groups of leading investigators and two collaboration models for scientific production were identified. Except for Mexico, there was very little collaboration with North American and European countries. Compared to articles that did not report financial support, those that received international funding had on average an IF around 7, and those with national funding reached a mean IF near 3. Conclusion: There is a limited number of publications and insufficient collaboration between Latin-American scientists. It is necessary to identify strategies to stimulate South-South-North alliances and strengthen the scarce research on the environmental health of children in the region.</p><pre> </pre>Lizbeth López-CarrilloLeonel González-GonzálezMaricela Piña-PozasÁngel Mérida-OrtegaBrenda Gamboa-LoiraJulia Blanco-MuñozLuisa E. Torres-SánchezMagali Hurtado-DíazMarlene Cortez-LugoGermán GuerraNelly Salgado de SnyderMariano E. CebrianUbiquity PressarticleInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENAnnals of Global Health, Vol 84, Iss 2, Pp 204-211 (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 Lizbeth López-Carrillo Leonel González-González Maricela Piña-Pozas Ángel Mérida-Ortega Brenda Gamboa-Loira Julia Blanco-Muñoz Luisa E. Torres-Sánchez Magali Hurtado-Díaz Marlene Cortez-Lugo Germán Guerra Nelly Salgado de Snyder Mariano E. Cebrian State of Children Environmental Health Research in Latin America
description	Background: Promotion of biomedical research along with the development of evidence-based prevention policies have been suggested as an effective way to reduce environmental risks for children’s health in Latin America. However, there is little information on the current state of childhood environmental health research, which might help identify its strengths and limitations, as well as to design a strategy to improve the future of child environmental health research in the region. Objective: To describe the current state of environmental health research on children exposed to environmental pollutants in Latin America. Methodology: We performed a comprehensive search of published peer-reviewed environmental health articles (1994–2014), dealing with the exposure of Latin American children to chemical compounds. We described the type of studies and their research topics, and identified networks of co-authors. We also analyzed the relationship between research funding sources and the impact factor (IF) of the journal where research was published. Results: The average number of publications was about 20 per year. Mexico and Brazil produced almost 70% of the 409 identified papers. The most studied contaminant was lead, but research on this element has declined since 2005. Retrospective studies were the most frequent, and also showed a decreasing trend. Most studies did not assess health effects. Four groups of leading investigators and two collaboration models for scientific production were identified. Except for Mexico, there was very little collaboration with North American and European countries. Compared to articles that did not report financial support, those that received international funding had on average an IF around 7, and those with national funding reached a mean IF near 3. Conclusion: There is a limited number of publications and insufficient collaboration between Latin-American scientists. It is necessary to identify strategies to stimulate South-South-North alliances and strengthen the scarce research on the environmental health of children in the region.</p><pre> </pre>
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author	Lizbeth López-Carrillo Leonel González-González Maricela Piña-Pozas Ángel Mérida-Ortega Brenda Gamboa-Loira Julia Blanco-Muñoz Luisa E. Torres-Sánchez Magali Hurtado-Díaz Marlene Cortez-Lugo Germán Guerra Nelly Salgado de Snyder Mariano E. Cebrian
author_facet	Lizbeth López-Carrillo Leonel González-González Maricela Piña-Pozas Ángel Mérida-Ortega Brenda Gamboa-Loira Julia Blanco-Muñoz Luisa E. Torres-Sánchez Magali Hurtado-Díaz Marlene Cortez-Lugo Germán Guerra Nelly Salgado de Snyder Mariano E. Cebrian
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title	State of Children Environmental Health Research in Latin America
title_short	State of Children Environmental Health Research in Latin America
title_full	State of Children Environmental Health Research in Latin America
title_fullStr	State of Children Environmental Health Research in Latin America
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title_sort	state of children environmental health research in latin america
publisher	Ubiquity Press
publishDate	2018
url	https://doaj.org/article/ed5ab627fda744b8b561dea3bda797c6
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State of Children Environmental Health Research in Latin America

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