Alborz Alison
School of Education, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Med Confl Surviv. 2013 Jan-Mar;29(1):26-44. doi: 10.1080/13623699.2013.765197.
This article explores the relationship between the prevalence of 'birth defects' and environmental characteristics, and considers implications for targeting resources to establish the educational inclusion of children affected. A household survey in four governorates across Iraq in 2010, conducted under the auspices of CARA, achieved interviews with 6032 households and collected data on more than 10,000 children and young people. Analyses suggested an association between reported presence of potential sources of contamination in local environments from human and domestic waste, and to some extent from naturally occurring contaminants and the detritus of warfare, with higher numbers of resident children having 'birth defects'. Children living in Basra were found to be most significantly impacted. This finding adds to a growing literature on associations between potential sources of environmental contaminants and impact on the health of children living in affected localities,
本文探讨了“出生缺陷”的患病率与环境特征之间的关系，并考虑了将资源用于使受影响儿童融入教育的意义。2010年在伊拉克四个省份进行的一项家庭调查，由CARA主持开展，对6032户家庭进行了访谈，并收集了10000多名儿童和青少年的数据。分析表明，据报告当地环境中存在来自人类和生活垃圾、在一定程度上来自天然污染物以及战争残骸等潜在污染源，与当地患有“出生缺陷”儿童数量较多之间存在关联。发现居住在巴士拉的儿童受影响最为显著。这一发现进一步丰富了关于环境污染物潜在来源与对受影响地区儿童健康影响之间关联的文献。
