Evidence for public health risks of wastewater and excreta management practices in Southeast Asia: A scoping review

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Guelphen
cg.contributor.affiliationHanoi School of Public Healthen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationSwiss Tropical and Public Health Instituteen
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Healthen
cg.coverage.regionAsiaen
cg.coverage.regionSouth-eastern Asiaen
cg.creator.identifierHung Nguyen-Viet: 0000-0003-1549-2733en
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph121012863en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn1660-4601en
cg.issue10en
cg.journalInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.ilriENVIRONMENTen
cg.subject.ilriHEALTHen
cg.subject.ilriRESEARCHen
cg.volume12en
dc.contributor.authorLam, S.en
dc.contributor.authorHung Nguyen-Vieten
dc.contributor.authorTran Thi Tuyet Hanhen
dc.contributor.authorHuong Nguyen-Maien
dc.contributor.authorHarper, S.en
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-20T10:54:33Zen
dc.date.available2015-10-20T10:54:33Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/68584
dc.titleEvidence for public health risks of wastewater and excreta management practices in Southeast Asia: A scoping reviewen
dcterms.abstractThe use of wastewater and excreta in agriculture is a common practice in Southeast Asia; however, concerns remain about the potential public health risks of this practice. We undertook a scoping review to examine the extent, range, and nature of literature, as well as synthesize the evidence for associations between wastewater and excreta management practices and public health risks in Southeast Asia. Three electronic databases (PubMed, CAB Direct, and Web of Science) were searched and a total of 27 relevant studies were included and evaluated. The available evidence suggested that possible occupational health risks of wastewater and excreta management practices include diarrhea, skin infection, parasitic infection, bacterial infection, and epilepsy. Community members can be at risk for adverse health outcomes through consuming contaminated fish, vegetables, or fruits. Results suggested that practices including handling, treatment, and use of waste may be harmful to human health, particularly farmer’s health. Many studies in this review, however, had limitations including lack of gender analyses, exposure assessment, and longitudinal study designs. These findings suggest that more studies on identifying, quantitatively assessing, and mitigating health risks are needed if sustainable benefits are to be obtained from wastewater and excreta reuse in agriculture in Southeast Asia.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2015-10-15en
dcterms.bibliographicCitationLam, S., Hung Nguyen-Viet, Tran Thi Tuyet-Hanh, Huong Nguyen-Mai and Harper, S. 2015. Evidence for public health risks of wastewater and excreta management practices in Southeast Asia: A scoping review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 12(10): 12863–12885.en
dcterms.extentp. 12863-12885en
dcterms.issued2015-10-15en
dcterms.languageenen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en
dcterms.publisherMDPIen
dcterms.subjecthealthen
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen

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