印度气候变化和健康研究的障碍:一种定性研究
Shreya Shrikhande1,2, Sonja Merten3,2, Olga Cambaco3,2,4
1Epidemiology and Public Health Department, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Allschwil, Switzerland shreya.shrikhande@swisstph.ch.
BMJ open
|October 11, 2023
概括
环境因素导致全球疾病负担显著. 这项研究确定了印度气候变化和健康研究的关键挑战,强调需要提高意识和能力.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 气候变化研究 气候变化研究
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 环境因素对全球疾病和死亡率做出了重大贡献.
- 关于低收入和中等收入国家的气候敏感健康结果,存在很大的证据差距.
- 印度面临着了解气候变化对健康结果的影响的关键需求.
研究的目的:
- 调查在印度普杜切里进行气候变化和健康研究的挑战和障碍.
- 确定公共卫生专业人员在环境健康研究中面临的感知障碍.
主要方法:
- 关键线人采访的定性主题分析.
- 这项研究涉及了16名公共卫生专业人员,研究人员和德切里的政策制定者.
主要成果:
- 确定了三个主要障碍:政治/制度,教育/意识和技术研究限制.
- 专业人士强调需要加强对气候变化和健康的社区和政治意识.
- 突出要求加强研究能力,协作,健康监测和数据访问.
结论:
- 解决已识别的障碍对于在印度制定有效的气候变化适应政策和干预措施至关重要.
- 改善研究环境对于产生基于证据的公共卫生战略至关重要.
- 调查结果可以为制定有针对性的干预措施提供信息,以减轻与气候有关的健康脆弱性.
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