呼吸系统疾病的高患病率:以人口为基础的生态研究,Sertão do Araripe,2008-2019年
José Rafael Soares da Silva1, Rodrigo Gomes de Arruda2, Bárbara de Oliveira Silva1
1Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Núcleo de Pesquisa em Inovação Terapêutica Suely Galdino, Recife, PE, Brazil.
概括
石膏工业活动与巴西呼吸道疾病,特别是肺炎的流行率增加有关.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 呼吸道疾病在全球范围内构成了重大公共卫生挑战.
- 工业活动可以影响当地环境质量和健康结果.
- 巴西 Pernambuco 的 Sertão do Araripe 地区是著名的石膏生产中心.
研究的目的:
- 调查呼吸道疾病的流行率和死亡率.
- 评估石膏行业活动对呼吸系统健康的影响.
- 为了分析从2008年到2019年的数据,在巴西的珀南布科.
主要方法:
- 基于人口的生态研究设计.
- 使用了医院和死亡率数据系统 (2008-2019).
- 使用统计分析,比较具有和没有石膏工业活动的市镇.
主要成果:
- 石膏行业的存在与较高的肺炎患病率 (p<0.001) 之间发现了显著的关联.
- 肺炎是最常见的呼吸道诊断,占12680例住院病例.
- 呼吸系统疾病的患病率与医院病床占用率呈正相关,与公共卫生支出呈负相关.
结论:
- 石膏行业的活动与呼吸道疾病患病率的增加有关.
- 在生产石膏的地区,肺炎的发病率特别高.
- 在工业地区,环境监测和公共卫生干预是有必要的.
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