Baseline health conditions in selected communities of northern Sierra Leone as revealed by the health impact assessment of a biofuel project

Background As biofuel projects may be associated with positive and negative effects on people's health and wellbeing, a health impact assessment was performed for the Addax Bioenergy Sierra Leone (ABSL) project. We present data from the baseline health survey, which will provide a point of depa...

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Published in:International health 2014-09, Vol.6 (3), p.232-241
Main Authors: Winkler, Mirko S., Knoblauch, Astrid M., Righetti, Aurélie A., Divall, Mark J., Koroma, Manso M., Fofanah, Ibrahim, Turay, Hamid, Hodges, Mary H., Utzinger, Jürg
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Anemia - epidemiology
Animals
Ascariasis - epidemiology
Biofuels - toxicity
Child
Child Nutrition Disorders - epidemiology
Child, Preschool
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Health Impact Assessment - methods
Health Impact Assessment - statistics & numerical data
Health Status
Humans
Infant
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - epidemiology
Malaria, Falciparum - epidemiology
Male
Malnutrition - epidemiology
Middle Aged
Nutritional Status
Regression Analysis
Rural Population - statistics & numerical data
Schistosomiasis mansoni - epidemiology
Sierra Leone - epidemiology
Young Adult
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Summary:Background As biofuel projects may be associated with positive and negative effects on people's health and wellbeing, a health impact assessment was performed for the Addax Bioenergy Sierra Leone (ABSL) project. We present data from the baseline health survey, which will provide a point of departure for future monitoring and evaluation activities. Methods In December 2010, a cross-sectional survey was carried out in eight potentially affected communities. A broad set of clinical and parasitological indicators were assessed using standardised, quality-controlled procedures, including anthropometry and prevalence of anaemia, Plasmodium falciparum and helminth infections. Results Complete datasets were obtained from 1221 individuals of 194 households and eight schools. Of children aged
ISSN:1876-3413
1876-3405
DOI:10.1093/inthealth/ihu031