HEALTH EVALUATION OF THE BARRA LONGA POPULATION AFFECTED BY THE DISASTER IN MARIANA COUNTY

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Autor(a) principal: VORMITTAG,EVANGELINA DA MOTTA PACHECO ALVES DE ARAUJO
Data de Publicação: 2018
Outros Autores: OLIVEIRA,MARIA APARECIDA DE, GLERIANO,JOSUÉ SOUZA
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Ambiente & Sociedade (Online)
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Resumo: Abstract In 2015, the rupture of Fundão tailing dam caused the largest mining disaster in Brazil. Barra Longa district was the second to bereached by the toxic mudslide. Its population represents one of the most exposed to the risks of environmental degradation. The aim of the present study is to identify the perception of the exposed population about its physical, mental and social health, and about the fulfilment of its needs, based on self-assessment. This is an exploratory, cross-sectional and descriptive study, based on interviews conducted with 507 residents from the urban and rural areas. Thirty-seven percent (37%) of the interviewees reported worse health condition now than before the disaster. Among the spontaneously reported health issues, one finds: respiratory issues (40%), skin conditions (15.8%), behavioral disorders (11%), infectious diseases (6.8%), ophthalmologic issues (6.3%) and digestive problems (3.1%). The five most reported symptoms were headache, cough, leg pain, pruritus and anxiety. The collected data gave voice to multivariate health complaints and to the vulnerability of the local population.
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spelling HEALTH EVALUATION OF THE BARRA LONGA POPULATION AFFECTED BY THE DISASTER IN MARIANA COUNTYDisasterMan-made DisasterHealth conditionEnvironmental healthVulnerabilityAbstract In 2015, the rupture of Fundão tailing dam caused the largest mining disaster in Brazil. Barra Longa district was the second to bereached by the toxic mudslide. Its population represents one of the most exposed to the risks of environmental degradation. The aim of the present study is to identify the perception of the exposed population about its physical, mental and social health, and about the fulfilment of its needs, based on self-assessment. This is an exploratory, cross-sectional and descriptive study, based on interviews conducted with 507 residents from the urban and rural areas. Thirty-seven percent (37%) of the interviewees reported worse health condition now than before the disaster. Among the spontaneously reported health issues, one finds: respiratory issues (40%), skin conditions (15.8%), behavioral disorders (11%), infectious diseases (6.8%), ophthalmologic issues (6.3%) and digestive problems (3.1%). The five most reported symptoms were headache, cough, leg pain, pruritus and anxiety. The collected data gave voice to multivariate health complaints and to the vulnerability of the local population.ANPPAS - Revista Ambiente e Sociedade2018-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1414-753X2018000100405Ambiente & Sociedade v.21 2018reponame:Ambiente & Sociedade (Online)instname:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)instacron:ANPPAS10.1590/1809-4422asoc0122r2vu18l1aoinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessVORMITTAG,EVANGELINA DA MOTTA PACHECO ALVES DE ARAUJOOLIVEIRA,MARIA APARECIDA DEGLERIANO,JOSUÉ SOUZAeng2018-10-31T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1414-753X2018000100405Revistahttp://anpocs.com/index.php/revista-ambiente-e-sociedadehttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||revistaambienteesociedade@gmail.com1809-44221414-753Xopendoar:2018-10-31T00:00Ambiente & Sociedade (Online) - Universidade de São Paulo (USP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv HEALTH EVALUATION OF THE BARRA LONGA POPULATION AFFECTED BY THE DISASTER IN MARIANA COUNTY
title HEALTH EVALUATION OF THE BARRA LONGA POPULATION AFFECTED BY THE DISASTER IN MARIANA COUNTY
spellingShingle HEALTH EVALUATION OF THE BARRA LONGA POPULATION AFFECTED BY THE DISASTER IN MARIANA COUNTY
VORMITTAG,EVANGELINA DA MOTTA PACHECO ALVES DE ARAUJO
Disaster
Man-made Disaster
Health condition
Environmental health
Vulnerability
title_short HEALTH EVALUATION OF THE BARRA LONGA POPULATION AFFECTED BY THE DISASTER IN MARIANA COUNTY
title_full HEALTH EVALUATION OF THE BARRA LONGA POPULATION AFFECTED BY THE DISASTER IN MARIANA COUNTY
title_fullStr HEALTH EVALUATION OF THE BARRA LONGA POPULATION AFFECTED BY THE DISASTER IN MARIANA COUNTY
title_full_unstemmed HEALTH EVALUATION OF THE BARRA LONGA POPULATION AFFECTED BY THE DISASTER IN MARIANA COUNTY
title_sort HEALTH EVALUATION OF THE BARRA LONGA POPULATION AFFECTED BY THE DISASTER IN MARIANA COUNTY
author VORMITTAG,EVANGELINA DA MOTTA PACHECO ALVES DE ARAUJO
author_facet VORMITTAG,EVANGELINA DA MOTTA PACHECO ALVES DE ARAUJO
OLIVEIRA,MARIA APARECIDA DE
GLERIANO,JOSUÉ SOUZA
author_role author
author2 OLIVEIRA,MARIA APARECIDA DE
GLERIANO,JOSUÉ SOUZA
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv VORMITTAG,EVANGELINA DA MOTTA PACHECO ALVES DE ARAUJO
OLIVEIRA,MARIA APARECIDA DE
GLERIANO,JOSUÉ SOUZA
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Disaster
Man-made Disaster
Health condition
Environmental health
Vulnerability
topic Disaster
Man-made Disaster
Health condition
Environmental health
Vulnerability
description Abstract In 2015, the rupture of Fundão tailing dam caused the largest mining disaster in Brazil. Barra Longa district was the second to bereached by the toxic mudslide. Its population represents one of the most exposed to the risks of environmental degradation. The aim of the present study is to identify the perception of the exposed population about its physical, mental and social health, and about the fulfilment of its needs, based on self-assessment. This is an exploratory, cross-sectional and descriptive study, based on interviews conducted with 507 residents from the urban and rural areas. Thirty-seven percent (37%) of the interviewees reported worse health condition now than before the disaster. Among the spontaneously reported health issues, one finds: respiratory issues (40%), skin conditions (15.8%), behavioral disorders (11%), infectious diseases (6.8%), ophthalmologic issues (6.3%) and digestive problems (3.1%). The five most reported symptoms were headache, cough, leg pain, pruritus and anxiety. The collected data gave voice to multivariate health complaints and to the vulnerability of the local population.
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