Defective modernization and health in Mexico

Simonelli, Jeanne

doi:10.1016/0277-9536(87)90135-3

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“…1 In Brazil, overweight has emerged as a public health problem, 2 but undernutrition continues to be prevalent in infants. 3 This phenomenon has been attributed to the variety of living conditions in developing countries.…”

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Relationship between stature, overweight and central obesity in the adult population in São Paulo, Brazil

et al. 1999

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OBJECTIVE: To test association between overweight, central obesity and stature. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study carried-out between 1990 ± 1991. SUBJECTS: 951 adults (387 male and 564 female) aged 20 ± 64 y, resident in the metropolitan area of Sa Ä o Paulo, Brazil. MEASUREMENTS: Anthropometry, blood lipid concentrations (total, high density lipoprotein (HDL) and low density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol, triglycerides (TGs) and blood glucose. Body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and waist circumference were used to identify overweight (BMI b 25 kgam 2 ), obdominal obesity (WHR tertile 3 and waist circumference tertile 3), respectively. The subjects were categorised as those of short stature (women`150 cm, men`162 cm) and those of normal stature (women !150 cm, men !162 cm). RESULTS: Prevalence of short stature was 19.6% and 15.4% in men and women, respectively. Short stature women had higher serum concentrations of total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, TGs and glucose than those of normal stature. Among men, this difference was not observed, except for glucose concentrations. Short stature women had high BMI and WHR means in some age categories, compared with those of normal stature. Both overweight and high WHR frequencies were greater in short stature women than in those of normal ones. In multivariate analysis, adjusted by age, income, marital status, education, physical activity and tobacco use, only women group with short stature compared with normal stature had signi®cantly risk of overweight an high WHR. In the same group there was no association with waist circumference. Among the men there was signi®cant opposite association with waist circumference. CONCLUSION: Short stature in women can potentially be an independent risk factor for overweight and high WHR.

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Relationship between stature, overweight and central obesity in the adult population in São Paulo, Brazil

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“…In 1983, Mexico decentralized its water and sanitation sector, giving municipalities responsibility for their management with most funding and technical advice coming from state and federal agency officials. ( 6,7 )…”

Section: Waterborne Disease Human Waste Management and The Sonormentioning

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“…Unfortunately, a few files required reports, perhaps due to a lack of funding to pay for lab tests. ( 6‐8 )…”

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Waterborne Disease‐Related Risk Perceptions in the Sonora River Basin, Mexico

2011

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Waterborne disease is estimated to cause about 10% of all diseases worldwide. However, related risk perceptions are not well understood, particularly in the developing world where waterborne disease is an enormous problem. We focus on understanding risk perceptions related to these issues in a region within northern Mexico. Our findings show how waterborne disease problems and solutions are understood in eight small communities along a highly contaminated river system. We found major differences in risk perceptions between health professionals, government officials, and lay citizens. Health professionals believed that a high level of human-waste-related risk existed within the region. Few officials and lay citizens shared this belief. In addition, few officials and lay citizens were aware of poor wastewater-management-related disease outbreaks and water contamination. Finally, aside from health professionals, a few interviewees understood the importance of basic hygiene and water treatment measures that could help to prevent disease. Our results add to the literature on environmentally-related risk perceptions in the developing world. We discuss recommendations for improving future human-wastewater-related risk communication within the region.

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“…Von del Mehden (1987) found that Christianity had strongly influenced modernization in Southeast Asia. Some researchers have argued that Christianity promotes more new rational ideas and practices than traditional religions (Bellah 1965;Lieban 1967;Rubel 1966;Weber 1958), including a greater acceptance of western medicine (Chalfant et al 1986) and an increased utilization of modern health care practices (Simonelli 1987 (Keyes 1979;Kunstadter 1979 (Keyes 1979;Kunstadter 1979 Tables 2 and 3. Chi-square analyses indicated that there Additionally, Sgaw mothers were more likely to have some idea of the purpose of a vaccination.…”

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confidence: 99%