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0093/2018 - Disasters related to drought and public health - A review of scientific literature.
Desastres relacionados à seca e saúde coletiva – Uma revisão da literatura científica.

Author:

• Tais Ariza Alpino - Alpino, Tais Ariza - < tatariza@gmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• Aderita Ricarda Martins de Sena - Sena, ARM - <aderitasena@gmail.com>
• Carlos Machado de Freitas - Freitas, C.M - <carlos.freitas@ensp.fiocruz.br>
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6626-9908


Abstract:

In Brazil, the history of droughts is marked by constants social and health tragedies, with estimates of 3 million deathsthe early XIX century and the late XX century and the record of nearly 32 thousand events and more than 96 million affected between 1991 and 2010. Although in Brazil drought is a historic disaster, could not find, since the scientific expedition of Arthur Neiva and Belisario Penna in 1912 in the flagellated areas by drought, many researches on the relation drought and health in Brazil. The objective of this paper is to present a revision of the scientific articles related to drought and public health. The considered databases were PubMed, Disaster Preparedness and Response (VHL) and “Portal de Periódicos da Capes”, using the descriptors drought and health on both title and summary and ing only articles in Portuguese, English and Spanish directly connected to health themes. Among the health effects found, it highlights those related to malnutrition and nutritional deficiencies, mental health, quality of water and air and also those that commitment the access and quality of health services. Considering the trends of more intense and frequent droughts episodes and the water scarcity by 2030, it is urgent to expand the research on the theme and literature reviews.

Keywords:

Disasters; Natural Disasters; Drought; Climate Change.

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Alpino, Tais Ariza , Sena, ARM, Freitas, C.M. Disasters related to drought and public health - A review of scientific literature.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2018/Feb). [Citado em 21/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/disasters-related-to-drought-and-public-health-a-review-of-scientific-literature/16626?id=16626



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