Goorah Smita Sulackshana Devi, Esmyot Mary Libera Isabelle, Boojhawon Ravindra
University of Mauritius, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Science, Réduit, Mauritius.
J Environ Health. 2009 Jul-Aug;72(1):48-54.
The disposal of nonhazardous solid waste on the island of Mauritius is centered on the Mare Chicose landfill. Because of health concerns in the community, the authors conducted a health impact survey, took measurements of height and weight, and compared the results with a control locality. After adjusting for confounding factors, the authors observed that numerous complaints were significantly higher in the target population. After elimination of reporting bias, however, nausea and vomiting remained as the only significant self-reported outcomes. The mean body mass index (BMI) of target men was significantly lower when compared with the control. This result was not observed in the populations of women and children, and suggests a gender difference in the health impact of the landfill.
毛里求斯岛上的非危险固体废物处理集中在马雷奇科斯垃圾填埋场。出于对社区健康问题的担忧，作者开展了一项健康影响调查，测量了身高和体重，并将结果与一个对照地区进行比较。在对混杂因素进行调整后，作者观察到目标人群中的众多投诉显著更高。然而，在消除报告偏倚后，恶心和呕吐仍然是唯一显著的自我报告结果。与对照组相比，目标男性的平均体重指数（BMI）显著更低。在女性和儿童群体中未观察到这一结果，这表明垃圾填埋场对健康的影响存在性别差异。
