Determinants of arsenicosis patients' perception and social implications of arsenic poisoning through groundwater in Bangladesh.

Publisher: MDPI Country of Publication: Switzerland NLM ID: 101238455 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1660-4601 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 16604601 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Int J Environ Res Public Health Subsets: MEDLINE

Original Publication: Basel : MDPI, c2004-

Arsenic Poisoning/*epidemiology ; Patients/*psychology ; Water Pollutants, Chemical/*poisoning; Adult ; Aged ; Bangladesh/epidemiology ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged

Adverse human health effects ranging from skin lesions to internal cancers as well as widespread social and psychological problems caused by arsenic contaminated drinking water in Bangladesh may be the biggest arsenic calamity in the world. From an arsenicosis patients survey, this paper empirically analyzes the determinants of arsenicosis patients' perception about chronic arsenic poisoning and social and psychological implications of arsenicosis. In this study, cross-sectional data were collected from the Matlab and Hajiganj Upzillas of Chandpur district which are known to be highly contaminated with arsenic in their underground water. Respondents informed that arsenic poisoning causes a wide range of social and psychological problems. Female respondents were less vulnerable in the case of social problems (p < 0.01) and more vulnerable for the psychological problems (p < 0.001) of arsenicosis than male respondents. The results based on logit analysis showed that education (p < 0.01) and household income (p < 0.05) were significantly correlated to respondents' perception about arsenicosis. The arsenicosis related special program (s) needs a clear understanding of people's perception about arsenic exposure for abating the health burden as well as social and psychological problems.

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Keywords: Bangladesh; arsenicosis; logit model; perception; social implication

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Date Created: 20101209 Date Completed: 20110323 Latest Revision: 20211020

20231215

PMC2996185

10.3390/ijerph7103644

21139854