Indoor Environmental Pollution Exposure in Children and Prevention Methods

Öz

The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that inadequate environmental conditions are the reason for more than 25% of deaths under the age of five. WHO declared the most frequent reason for these deaths was respiratory tract infections due to air pollution. The other causes are respectively: diarrhea due to lack of clean water and sanitation conditions, failure of adequate conditions in the health facility, accidents such as drowning and burning, and malaria-related deaths due to the insufficiency of preventions taken against mosquitoes. Children are affected by environmental conditions more than adults because of their behavioral, physical, and developmental characteristics. Exposure to environmental pollutants can cause many diseases such as asthma, heart disease, cancer, endocrine disorders, and cognitive and neurodevelopmental disorders. The main reasons children are exposed to indoor environmental pollutants are improper storage conditions, lack of education, failure to follow recommend usage instructions, and lack of parental control in children, which can be considered neglect. Therefore, our article aimed to emphasize the most frequently contacted indoor environmental pollutant types and reduce and prevent exposures in our daily lives.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Environmental pollutants
• tobacco smoke
• pesticides
• children
• prevention

Çocuklarda Ev İçi Çevre Kirliliğine Maruziyet ve Alınabilecek Önlemler

Öz

Dünya Sağlık Örgütü (DSÖ) olumsuz çevre koşullarının dünyada 5 yaş altın-daki ölümlerin %25’inden fazlasına neden olduğunu, bu ölümlerin sıklık sırasına göre; solunum yolu enfeksiyonları, ishaller, doğumsal travma ve enfeksiyonlar, kazalar ve malaria ilişkili olduğunu bildirmiştir. DSÖ hava kirliliğinin önüne geçilmesi, temiz su ve sanitasyon koşullarının sağlanması, sağlık tesislerinde uygun koşulların sağlanması, boğulma, yanma gibi kaza-lara karşı güvenlik önlemlerinin alınması ve sivrisineklerle mücadele ile bu ölümlerin birçoğunun önlenebileceğini bildirmektedir. Çocuklar davranış-sal, fiziksel ve gelişimsel özellikleri nedeniyle erişkinlere göre çevresel olumsuzluklardan daha fazla etkilenmektedirler. Çevresel kirleticilere maruziyet; astım, kalp hastalığı, kanser, endokrin bozukluklar, bilişsel ve nörogelişimsel bozukluklar gibi pek çok hastalığa neden olabilmektedir. Ev içinde çevresel kirleticilere maruziyet, dikkatsiz saklama koşulları, eğitim-sizlik, önerilen kullanım talimatlarına uyulmaması ve çocuklarda ihmal sayılabilecek ebeveyn denetim eksikliğine bağlı olabileceği düşünülmekte-dir. Makalemizde günlük yaşantımızda sık temas edebileceğimiz ev içi çevresel kirleticiler ile bunlarla olan maruziyeti azaltma ve önleme yolları-nın vurgulanması amaçlanmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Çevresel kirleticiler
• sigara dumanı
• pestsit
• çocuk
• önlem

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