Prevalence of Blood Diseases in the Estuary of Santos, Brazil

Ribeiro, Tatyana; Guimarães, Mariana; Carvalho, Dirceu Tornavoi de; Campina, Nilva Nunes; Lobarinhas, Mônica; Lopes, Ana Tereza Lyra; Cunha, Michele; Wanderley, Vivianni Palmeira; Invenção, Andréa; Braga, Tomas; Martins, Lourdes Conceição; Gomes, Adriana; Pereira, Luiz Eloy; Braga, Alfésio Luís Ferreira

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“…The focus of the study is the exposure of individuals to organisms, as well as to social, economic and environmental processes in anticipation of models that historically focus on the monitoring and maintenance of health [ 21 , 22 ]. Several papers have been published that address the role that the landfill can play in people’s health [ 30 , 31 , 32 ]. There is no doubt that a landfill should be viewed from a holistic point of view, in that it must manage the direct and indirect effects that it may have [ 3 , 18 , 32 ].…”

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Socio-Environmental and Hematological Profile of Landfill Residents (São Jorge Landfill–Sao Paulo, Brazil)

Wanderley

Fonseca

Quiaios³

et al. 2017

IJERPH

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We are experiencing an unprecedented urbanization process that, alongside physical, social and economic developments, has been having a significant impact on a population’s health. Due to the increase in pollution, violence and poverty, our modern cities no longer ensure a good quality of life so they become unhealthy environments. This study aims to assess the effect of social, environmental and economic factors on the hematologic profile of residents of Santo André’s landfill. In particular, we will assess the effect of social, economic, and environmental factors on current and potential disease markers obtained from hematological tests. The research method is the observational type, from a retrospective cohort, and by convenience sampling in Santo André in the Greater ABC (municipalities of Santo André, São Bernardo do Campo and São Caetano do Sul, southeast part of the Greater São Paulo Metropolitan Area, Brazil). The study determined a socio-environmental profile and the hematologic diseases screening related to a close location to the landfill. The disease manifests itself within a broad spectrum of symptoms that causes changes in blood count parameters. The objective of this work is to show that there is an association between social, environmental and economic factors and a variety of serious disease outcomes that may be detected from blood screening. A causal study of the effect of living near the landfill on these disease outcomes would be a very expensive and time-consuming study. This work we believe is sufficient for public health officials to consider policy and attempt remediation of the effects of living near a landfill.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Several papers have been published that address the role that the landfill can play in people’s health [ 30 , 31 , 32 ]. There is no doubt that a landfill should be viewed from a holistic point of view, in that it must manage the direct and indirect effects that it may have [ 3 , 18 , 32 ].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%