A Systematic Review of Children's Environmental Health in Brazil
| Autor: | Philip J. Landrigan, Volney de Magalhaes Camara, Luz Claudio, Carmen Ildes Rodrigues Fróes Asmus |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Male Health Status MEDLINE Scopus Scientific literature Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 010501 environmental sciences Environment 01 natural sciences 03 medical and health sciences Pregnancy Environmental health medicine Humans environmental pollutants Child children's health 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Psychomotor learning Air Pollutants 030505 public health business.industry General Medicine Environmental exposure Environmental Exposure medicine.disease Low birth weight Female medicine.symptom Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 0305 other medical science business Environmental Health Brazil Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Global Health, Vol 82, Iss 1, Pp 132-148 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 2214-9996 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.aogh.2016.02.007 |
| Popis: | 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 Lilacs. 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 pneumonia among children living in areas with high concentrations of air pollutants. A broad spectrum of other health effects possibly linked to pollutants also was found such as prematurity, low birth weight, congenital abnormality(cryptorchidism, hypospadia, micropenis), poor performance in tests of psychomotor and mental development, and behavioral problems. Exposure to pesticides in utero and postnatally was associated with a high risk for leukemia in children vulnerable populations such as pregnant women and young children. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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