澳大利亚偏远地区的局部获得的强甲状腺炎:为什么仍然有病例?
1Environmental Health, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia.
概括
斯特朗基洛伊迪病不成比例地影响澳大利亚原住民社区,原因是住房和环境卫生硬件不足. 解决贫困问题和改善基础设施对于改善健康结果至关重要.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 环境健康 环境健康
背景情况:
- 强基化病在特定的澳大利亚人群中普遍存在,包括第一民族人群,返回旅行者和难民.
- 非海外获得的病例集中在偏远的澳大利亚第一民族社区,其中一些是世界上最高的病率.
- 这项研究确定了强甲状腺是与贫困和社会经济条件不足有关的一种疾病.
研究的目的:
- 突出社会经济因素的关键作用,特别是环境健康硬件,在强化病的流行率.
- 倡导改善住房和基本服务,如所,下水道和废物管理在第一民族社区.
- 强调需要社区主导的解决方案来资助和维护住房和硬件.
主要方法:
- 分析与社会经济因素和住房条件相对应的强基菌病流行情况.
- 对受影响社区环境健康硬件缺陷的审查.
- 关于贫困对传染病分布的影响的文献综合.
主要成果:
- 在第一民族社区中,高水平的强甲状腺瘤直接与数十年的住房不足和环境健康状况不佳有关.
- 这项研究确立了强甲状腺病是贫困的疾病,强调了需要社会经济干预的必要性.
- 改善住房和硬件被证明对健康至关重要,并且可以积极影响其他健康结果.
结论:
- 应对强型化症需要转向改善社会经济决定因素,重点关注功能性住房和环境卫生基础设施.
- 足够的资金和社区主导的住房和硬件管理对于可持续的健康改善至关重要.
- 对住房和硬件的投资是减少强性粉症和提高第一民族社区整体福祉的关键一步.
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