Kungskulniti N, Pulket C, Miller F D, Smith K R
Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University.
Asia Pac J Public Health. 1991;5(1):54-65. doi: 10.1177/101053959100500112.
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 anti-genemia 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.
对曼谷翁努奇垃圾场的一个固体废弃物拾荒者社区进行了调查。目的是确定由于接触来自废料的危险状况，这一群体及其社区面临的公共卫生风险程度。采用实地调查和测量的方法进行了横断面描述性研究。对该社区的人口统计学、社会经济、健康相关及环境特征进行了调查。统计了拾荒者的健康投诉和受伤情况。儿童呼吸道疾病的患病率很高，尤其是在有吸烟现象的家庭中。检测到儿童存在肠道蠕虫和原生动物感染。在男性受访者中发现了6名可能感染艾滋病毒的个体以及一些乙肝抗原血症患者。相当一部分受访者在进行肺功能测试时结果低于正常水平。空气污染测量结果显示，除颗粒物外，环境空气水平尚可。饮用水和非饮用水的水质都很差。
