Cross-sectional survey shows high disease prevalence in young populations, suggesting strong links to environmental pollution.
Environmental pollution effects on public health. It aims to determine the relationship between Environmental Pollution and Various Diseases. Method was cross-sectional survey from different hospital and polyclinic in Derna city. Results show the young ages (> 1 year - 10 years ) have high frequency and percent 146 (48.7%) in infected by different diseases, followed by )21 year – 30 year (by 66(22.0 %), S.D(1.24), Mean(2.10), The percent of infected male was 200 (66.7 %) higher than females 100(33.3 %), SD was (0.472), Mean(1.33), the percent of West Accumulation 262(87%), SD(0.33315), mean (1.1267). As for the Insect distribution was 261 (87.0%), the water source the highest percent was for Center Of City by 61(20.3%), followed by plastic tanks 48(16.0%), Metal tanks 46(15.3%), Well 53(17.7%), Mean, (3.3167) SD(1.45031). the tuburcoloisus was have a high percent by 83(27.7%), followed by lice 49(16.3 %), followed by Hepatitis A infection by 48(16%) Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD) 34 (11.3 %), Rabbis, 32(10.7 %) ,Typhus 13( 4.3 %), and ( Hepatitis B , 7(2.3%) , Hepatitis C,6 ( 2.0%), the Std. Deviation was(3.178 ), Mean (7.87), The percent of infected Libyan 267(89.0%) was higher than other nationality by 28( 12.7 %), Std. Deviation was (0.315), Mean (1.11 ). P-Value for Living Place, Water Source, west Accumulation and Insect Distribution was < 0.000. The results confirmed that the prevalence of different diseases is closely related with the current environmental situation and The Relationship between Diseases and Living Place, Water Source, and Waste Accumulation & Insect Distribution.
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