Poor tap water quality experiences and poor sleep quality during the Flint, Michigan Municipal Water Crisis
| Autor: | Suzanne Cupal, Gergana Kodjebacheva, Daniel J. Kruger |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Michigan medicine.medical_specialty media_common.quotation_subject Water supply Lead poisoning Water scarcity 03 medical and health sciences Behavioral Neuroscience 0302 clinical medicine Tap water Water Supply Surveys and Questionnaires Water Quality Environmental health Epidemiology Humans Medicine Quality (business) 030212 general & internal medicine media_common 030505 public health business.industry Hispanic or Latino Middle Aged medicine.disease Mental health Black or African American Lead Poisoning Cross-Sectional Studies Mental Health Female Public Health Water quality Sleep 0305 other medical science business Environmental Health |
| Zdroj: | Sleep Health. 3:241-243 |
| ISSN: | 2352-7218 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.sleh.2017.05.007 |
| Popis: | Objectives After inadequate official response to community concerns over water quality following changes in Flint's municipal water supply, this study sought evidence for a relationship between water quality and community mental health. Design The Speak to Your Health Community Survey is a community-based participatory component of the health surveillance system in Genesee County, Michigan. This cross-sectional survey recruits participants from every residential Census Tract of the county and strives for demographic representativeness. Results Respondents (n = 834) rated their tap water quality (taste, smell, appearance) as poor (36%), fair (18%), good (20%), very good (17%), and excellent (10%). They rated their sleep quality as poor (12%), fair (28%), good (39%), very good (18%), and excellent (4%), and had an average (SD) sleep length of 408 (90) minutes. Controlling for age, sex, years of education, and whether respondents were African American and Hispanic/Latino/a, lower perceived tap water quality was associated with lower sleep quality and shorter sleep length. Conclusion Results indicate that adverse health conditions related to the water crisis extend beyond lead poisoning in children and include deterioration of sleep conditions among adult residents. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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