Solid Waste Scavenger Community: An Investigation in Bangkok, Thailand

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health - Tập 5 Số 1 - Trang 54-65 - 1991
Nipapun Kungskulniti1, Chompusakdi Pulket1, Freeman D. Miller2, Kirk R. Smith3
1Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University
2School of Public Health, University of Hawaii
3Environment and Policy Institute, East-West Center

Tóm tắt

A solid waste scavenger community at On-Nooch dump site in Bangkok was investigated. The purpose was to identify the dimensions of the public health risk to this group of people and their community due to exposure to hazardous conditions from waste materials. A cross-sectional descriptive study utilizing field surveys and measurements was performed. The demographic, socioeconomic, health related and environmental characteristics of this community were examined. Health complaints and injuries were inventoried among scavengers. Prevalence of childhood respiratory illness was high especially in those households where smoking was present. Intestinal helminthic and protozoan infection in children were detected. Six individuals with possible HIV infection and a number of Hepatitis B antigenemia were found among male respondents. An appreciable proportion of respondents fell below normal when tested for lung function. Air pollution measurements showed acceptable ambient air levels except for particulate matters. Water quality was low for both potable and nonpotable water.

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Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Tập 5 Số 1

54-65

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