Analysis of the exposure perception to environmental health risks, in two children populations, by means of the elaboration of drawings

https://doi.org/10.18294/sc.2010.358

Published 2 April 2010 Open Access


Rocío Torres-Nerio Estudiante de Doctorado en Ciencias Ambientales, Programa Multidisciplinario de Posgrado en Ciencias Ambientales, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí (UASLP), México. , Gabriela Domínguez-Cortinas Doctora en Ciencias Ambientales, Programa Multidisciplinario de Posgrado en Ciencias Ambientales, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí (UASLP), México. , Anuschka van't Hooft Doctora en Antropología, Universidad de Leiden, Holanda. Profesora-Investigadora, Coordinación de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí (UASLP), México. , Fernando Díaz-Barriga Martínez Doctor en Biología Celular, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México. Profesor-Investigador, Responsable del Departamento de Toxicología Ambiental, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí (UASLP), México. , Ana Cristina Cubillas-Tejeda Doctora en Ciencias Biomédicas Básicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí (UASLP). Profesora-Investigadora, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí (UASLP), México.



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Keywords:

Environmental Health, Perception, Environmental Exposure, Mexico

Abstract


The exposure to environmental pollutants implies a risk for health, mainly for the children population. A strategy of preventive intervention may be a Risks Communication Program (RCP). In order for a RCP to be carried out in an effective form, it is necessary to know the perception of the community about the exposure to environmental risks. Knowing children perception is essential for designing PCR to be implemented in each community. In this work the drawing was used as a tool to understand the perception of the children from a rural-indigenous community and from a marginalized urban community. The activity consisted on the formulation of two questions, which children answered sketching a drawing. The questions were formulated to know their perception in two sceneries: inside and outside their home. The obtained results indicated that the children perceive most of the environmental issues previously detected by our group and there were some differences between communities. In addition, it was found that some children perceived problems that had not been identified by the researchers.