Pre-harvest cane burning and health: the association between school absences and burning sugarcane fields

dc.contributor.authorMauro, Carla Cabrini
dc.contributor.authorSilveira Bota Ferrante, Vera Lucia
dc.contributor.authorArbex, Marcos Abdo
dc.contributor.authorRibeiro, Maria Lucia
dc.contributor.authorMagnani, Romeu [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionCtr Univ Araraquara
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade de São Paulo (USP)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-26T17:55:45Z
dc.date.available2018-11-26T17:55:45Z
dc.date.issued2015-01-01
dc.description.abstractThe objective of this study was to investigate an association between pre-harvest sugarcane burning and respiratory diseases in children under five years of age. The following data were collected in five schools in the city of Araraquara, SP, Southeastern Brazil, between March and June 2009: daily records of absences and the reasons stated for these absences, total concentration of suspended particulate matter (mu g/m(3)), and air humidity. The relationship between the percentage of school absences due to respiratory problems and the concentration of particulate matter in March and from April to June presented a distinct behavior: absences increased alongside the increase in particulate matter concentration. The use of school absences as indicators of this relationship is an innovative approach.en
dc.description.affiliationCtr Univ Araraquara, Dept Ciencias Biol & Saude, Araraquara, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationCtr Univ Araraquara, Programa Posgrad Desenvolvimento Terr & Meio Ambi, Araraquara, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Sao Paulo, Fac Med, Dept Patol, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Estadual Paulista, Inst Quim, Araraquara, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniv Estadual Paulista, Inst Quim, Araraquara, SP, Brazil
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dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0034-8910.2015049005641
dc.identifier.citationRevista De Saude Publica. Sao Paulo: Revista De Saude Publica, v. 49, 4 p., 2015.
dc.identifier.doi10.1590/S0034-8910.2015049005641
dc.identifier.fileS0034-89102015000100601.pdf
dc.identifier.issn0034-8910
dc.identifier.scieloS0034-89102015000100601
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/164706
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000368378900026
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRevista De Saude Publica
dc.relation.ispartofRevista De Saude Publica
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,807
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso aberto
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectPreschool
dc.subjectAbsenteeism
dc.subjectRespiratory Diseases, epidemiology
dc.subjectSmoke, adverse effects
dc.subjectSaccharum
dc.subjectAir Pollution
dc.subjectParticulate Matter
dc.titlePre-harvest cane burning and health: the association between school absences and burning sugarcane fieldsen
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.rightsHolderRevista De Saude Publica

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