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Meghan Tipre1, Anne Turner-Henson, Hemant K Tiwari
1Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama (Dr Tipre, Dr Chen, Mr Leader, Dr Sathiakumar); School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama (Dr Turner-Henson); Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama (Dr Tiwari); and Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama (Dr Gohlke); and Department of Population Health Sciences, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg, Virginia (Dr Gohlke).
Objective:
The aim of this study was to characterize environmental exposure from Deepwater Horizon oil spill among pre-K to fourth-grade children from six schools in Mobile County, Alabama.
Methods:
A mail-in survey administered 11 months post-oil spill to children's parents/caregivers elicited information on exposure-related activities. Descriptive and multivariable analyses were performed.
Results:
Overall, 180 children (coastal schools, 90; inland schools, 90) completed the survey. During the post-oil spill period, children in coastal schools were less likely to reduce their exposure-related activities, including fishing; eating and selling caught fish; visiting beaches; and parental participation in cleanup activities, than children in inland schools. Particularly, fishing and eating caught fish were significantly associated with the coastal group (odds ratio = 2.28; 95% confidence interval = 1.54 to 3.36).
Conclusion:
Proximity to the shoreline may serve as an indicator for potential exposure in oil spills among vulnerable populations including children.
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