米国における環境暴露とCOVID-19の経験,2020-2022年
Elyssa Anneser1, Thomas J Stopka1,2, Elena N Naumova1,3,4
1Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
まとめ
気候のストレスや大気汚染などの環境要因は,ワクチン接種の意向や援助の求め/提供など,COVID-19の経験に影響を及ぼします. これらの団体は公衆衛生の成果における 分野間の公平性を強調しています
科学分野:
- 環境 健康
- 公衆衛生
- 社会流行病学
背景:
- 環境への曝露はCOVID-19の発生率と死亡率と関連しています.
- 環境的な文脈と他のCOVID-19体験との関連は未熟のままである.
研究 の 目的:
- 環境的な文脈と多様なCOVID-19体験との関係を調査する.
- 自ら報告した気候ストレスと郡レベルの環境データとCOVID-19のアウトカムとの関連性を評価する.
主な方法:
- 3つの調査波 (2020-2022) にわたるタフツの健康,富,市民の関与に関する研究 (n=1785) のデータを活用した.
- 自己報告された気候ストレスと,大気汚染,緑地,毒性放出インベントリーサイト,熱波に関する郡レベルのデータによる環境状況の評価.
- ワクチン接種の意向,健康への影響,援助の受け取り/提供など,COVID-19に関する経験を検証した.
主要な成果:
- 自ら報告した気候ストレスと,COVID-19ワクチン接種の意向の増加と,援助を受ける可能性が相関していた.
- 緑地が少ないことや 暑さ波が増えたことといった 郡レベルの要因は ワクチン接種意欲の高さに関連していた.
- 大気汚染への曝露は,COVID-19 支援の提供の可能性と関連していました.
結論:
- 気候のストレスや汚染を含む環境的な文脈は,様々なCOVID-19の経験と関連しています.
- 研究結果は,不良環境と健康への曝露に影響を及ぼすと示唆しています.
- 環境要因は,個人やコミュニティのパンデミックに対する反応を形作る上で重要な役割を果たします.
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