Exploring Mexican adolescents' perceptions of environmental health risks: a photographic approach to risk analysis

Börner, Susanne; Albino, Juan Carlos Torrico; Caraveo, Luz María Nieto; Cubillas-Tejeda, Ana Cristina

doi:10.1590/1413-81232015205.11382014

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“…According to 2012 immigration data, the year the HINTS respondents took this survey, over half of U.S. foreign-born residents came from either Mexico (28.2%) or East and South Asia (25.6%). This is consistent with the literature that the vast majority of air pollution perception studies were based in LMICs, namely China (Huang et al 2017;Liao et al 2015;Liu et al 2016;Zhang et al 2014) and Mexico (Borbet, Gladson, and Cromar 2018;Börner et al 2015;Calderón-Garcidueñas et al 2010). Additionally, the Health Effects Institute 2020 State of Global Air Report found that East and South Asia ranked the highest for household indoor air pollution as well as ambient air pollution exposure in the world (Joanna, Katherine, and Pallavi 2020) .…”

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“…Additionally, no studies regarding air pollution perception were conducted in the U.S. or explored cancerrelated characteristics, such as family cancer history and perception of one's cancer risk (Börner et al 2015;Li, Folmer, and Xue 2016;Omanga et al 2014). Lastly, many of these studies were focused on either indoor or outdoor air pollution separately or used the term "air pollution" without distinguishing whether it was indoor or outdoor (Hodgson and Hitchings 2018;Laws et al 2015;Orru et al 2018).…”

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Perception of Worry of Harm from Air Pollution: Results from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS)

Ammons¹,

Aja²,

Ghazarian³

et al. 2021

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Air pollution exposure has been associated with a multitude of diseases and poses a significant concern to public health. For targeted environmental risk communication and interventions to be effective, it is important to correctly identify characteristics associated with worry of harm from air pollution. Using responses from 3,630 participants of the Health Information National Trends Survey 4 Cycle 2, we assessed worry of harm from exposure to indoor (IAP) and outdoor (OAP) air pollution separately. Multinomial logistic regression models were used to calculate odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals. Hispanics were more likely to worry about harm from IAP and OAP compared to non-Hispanic whites. Participants who lived in urban counties were more likely to worry about harm from IAP and OAP compared to those who lived in rural counties. Finally, those who believed their chance of getting cancer was high were more likely to worry about harm from IAP and OAP compared to those who thought their likelihood of getting cancer was low. Worry of harm from IAP and OAP varied across sociodemographic and cancer-related characteristics. Public health professionals should consider these characteristics when developing targeted environmental risk communication and interventions.

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Perception of Worry of Harm from Air Pollution: Results from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS)

Ammons¹,

Aja²,

Ghazarian³

et al. 2021

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“…Of course, there might be other appropriate research instruments that were not used in the reviewed articles. The study of Börner et al (2015) might be inspiring in this respect. They explored Mexican adolescents’ perceptions of environmental risk by using an environmental photography technique.…”

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Qualitative research about public health risk perceptions on ambient air pollution. A review study

Noël

Vanroelen

Gadeyne

2021

SSM - Population Health

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Background Understanding public health risk perceptions is essential in efficient environmental health management. In the light of the negative impact of air pollution on health and the direct and indirect mediation of this impact through risk perceptions, it is crucial to better understand the lay perceptions of air pollution. Since qualitative research methods are well suited for this aim, the central objective of this study is to present a review of qualitative research articles in the field of environmental epidemiology that investigate health risk perceptions of ambient air pollution since the 2000s. Methods We followed the PRISMA-guidelines which resulted in a selection of 20 scientific articles published in peer-reviewed academic journals that used qualitative research methods and reported on health risk perceptions about ambient air pollution. Results Qualitative research in the field of environmental epidemiology is still scarce. Most of the studies included in the review were based on face-to-face interviews and focus group discussions; a minority used a mixed-method approach. Interesting contributions were made with respect to both the perception of exposure to air pollution and the perception of the health effect associated with air pollution. Conclusions The review suggests that data generated through qualitative research might complement the traditionally quantitative field of environmental epidemiology. Mixed method multidisciplinary research is likely to provide a more holistic explanation of environmental health patterns observed through quantitative research. These explanations are key in managing environmental health and in developing successful prevention, mitigation and communication strategies. Implementing qualitative research methods contribute to the field of environmental epidemiology as it i) allows for triangulation of findings; ii) generates nuanced findings and new research questions; iii) triggers in-depth understandings of quantitatively identified patterns; iv) leads to additional surprising and/or multifaceted responses; v) enhances relationships between researcher and respondent; vi) increases the awareness of important context-dependent dynamics or interactions that may generate biases and vii) grasps the local, contextual, situational and cultural elements that interact with health risk perceptions.

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“…El porcentaje de menores de 15 años que pasó más de dos horas frente al televisor (27.9%, n=12), fue menor que el promedio nacional (55.5%) (Shamah-Levy et al, 2017), sin embargo, este tiempo sedentario fue factor de riesgo para glucosa alterada en ayunas. Las calles no se mencionaron como espacios de juego de los menores; en un estudio de percepción de riesgos en escolares de Real Peñasco, se encontró que algunos niños percibieron vandalismo y violencia en los alrededores de sus casas (Börner, Torrico-Albino, Nieto-Caraveo y Cubillas-Tejeda, 2015;Börner, Torrico-Albino, Nieto-Caraveo y Cubillas-Tejeda, 2017). En el entorno municipal, Real Peñasco se considera una zona peligrosa, y Milpillas ha sido escenario de actos de delincuencia organizada.…”

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Estado nutricional, prácticas y percepciones sobre alimentación y actividad física en familias de comunidades suburbanas de San Luis Potosí, México

González-Mares

Aradillas‐García

Mireles

et al. 2019

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Introducción: Las zonas de pobreza suburbanas son importantes en salud pública, por sus implicaciones epidemiológicas debidas a asentamientos insalubres y a la adopción de estilos de vida urbanos no saludables, por lo que estos contextos son propicios para la doble carga de la malnutrición. Objetivo: Se evaluó el estado nutricional y se analizaron percepciones y prácticas sobre alimentación y actividad física en familias de dos comunidades suburbanas del municipio de San Luis Potosí, México. Metodología: Los datos provienen de una evaluación antropométrica y nutricional realizada a 29 familias de Real Peñasco y Milpillas, de cuestionarios y entrevistas aplicadas a adultos, y de la técnica del dibujo en niños. Resultados: Se encontró rezago social en las familias, y su principal problema nutricional es el sobrepeso y la obesidad; la calidad de la alimentación y el sedentarismo fueron factores de riesgo. En los participantes existe conocimiento sobre alimentación saludable y no saludable, sin embargo, las prácticas de consumo indican malnutrición y las oportunidades para realizar ejercicio son escasas. Conclusiones: Es evidente la necesidad de implementar intervenciones basadas en evidencia; la experiencia del presente estudio, aporta bases para replantear futuros programas sociales y de salud en estas comunidades, acorde a su contexto.

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Exploring Mexican adolescents' perceptions of environmental health risks: a photographic approach to risk analysis

Cited by 10 publications

References 14 publications

Perception of Worry of Harm from Air Pollution: Results from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS)

Perception of Worry of Harm from Air Pollution: Results from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS)

Qualitative research about public health risk perceptions on ambient air pollution. A review study

Estado nutricional, prácticas y percepciones sobre alimentación y actividad física en familias de comunidades suburbanas de San Luis Potosí, México

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