Letter to the editor (January 1, 2019) concerning the paper “Impact of air pollution on depression and suicide”

Chirico, Francesco; Magnavita, Nicola

doi:10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01417

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“…These findings are similar to the findings of Chen et al (2018b), Ghorani-Azam et al (2016), Bernardini et al (2020), and Gu et al (2020). Furthermore, the literature shows that air pollution leads to depression and suicide (Buoli et al 2018;Gładka et al 2018;Chirico and Magnavita 2019). Buoli et al (2018) show that air pollution potentially worsens mental conditions.…”

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Air Pollution and Health in Africa: The Burden Falls on Children

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This study sought to examine the impact of air pollution on health in Africa. Air pollution is a major public health concern around the world. Exposure to air pollution has been linked to a slew of negative health consequences, ranging from subclinical effects, physiological changes in pulmonary functions and the cardiovascular system, to clinical symptoms, outpatient and emergency-room visits, hospital admissions, and finally to premature death. Health impact assessments indicate that sub-Saharan Africa suffers a high burden of disease and premature deaths, attributable to environmental pollution in the world. The health and economic repercussions of rapid pollution increases could jeopardize African efforts to enhance economic development, establish human capital, and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Despite all these, literature on pollution and health is still scanty in the case of Africa. This study was quantitative in nature, and it used a difference GMM approach to estimate its model. The GMM results showed that children are negatively affected by pollution. Children under the age of five are especially at risk, and the effects are believed to be most severe in developing countries, where exposure to high levels of ambient air pollution throughout childhood is thought to lower total life expectancy by an average of 4–5 years. Based on the findings of this study, it is recommended that African countries must not overlook the pollution problem. They must promote and use low carbon technologies and services. In the absence of active intervention, pollution will soon raise morbidity and death.

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Air Pollution and Health in Africa: The Burden Falls on Children

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“…Air pollution, both AAP and HAP, aggravates health problems and escalates the likelihood of severe health impacts. Respiratory diseases and conditions are the most known and established health effects of air pollution; nevertheless, cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, reproductive, neurologic, and carcinogenic effects have also been associated with air pollution [14][15][16][17][18]. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) contribute most of the global disease burden (GBD) [5] and air pollution is one of the top-ranking risk factors of NCDs.…”

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Impact of Air Pollution on Global Burden of Disease in 2019

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Air pollution consisting of ambient air pollution and household air pollution (HAP) threatens health globally. Air pollution aggravates the health of vulnerable people such as infants, children, women, and the elderly as well as people with chronic diseases such as cardiorespiratory illnesses, little social support, and poor access to medical services. This study is aimed to estimate the impact of air pollution on global burden of disease (GBD). We extracted data about mortality and disability adjusted life years (DALYs) attributable to air pollution from 1990 to 2019. The extracted data were then organized and edited into a usable format using STATA version 15. Furthermore, we also estimated the impacts for three categories based on their socio-demographic index (SDI) as calculated by GBD study. The impacts of air pollution on overall burden of disease by SDI, gender, type of pollution, and type of disease is estimated and their trends over the period of 1990 to 2019 are presented. The attributable burden of ambient air pollution is increasing over the years while attributable burden of HAP is declining over the years, globally. The findings of this study will be useful for evidence-based planning for prevention and control of air pollution and reduction of burden of disease from air pollution at global, regional, and national levels.

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Letter to the editor (January 1, 2019) concerning the paper “Impact of air pollution on depression and suicide”

Cited by 2 publications

References 5 publications

Air Pollution and Health in Africa: The Burden Falls on Children

Air Pollution and Health in Africa: The Burden Falls on Children

Impact of Air Pollution on Global Burden of Disease in 2019

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