Factors related to short-term memory dysfunction in children residing near a Petrochemical Industrial Estate.
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the factors that affect short-term memory dysfunction among children, 6 to 13 years of age, residing near the Petrochemical Industrial Estate, Map Ta Phut sub-district, Rayong province. A population-based cross-sectional study was employed for collecting data on neurobehavioral effects using the Digit Span Test. The present study found one-third of 2,158 children presented with short-term memory dysfunction. It was found an inverse association between short-term memory dysfunction with 2 out of 25 communities; Islam (adjusted OR 0.382) and Taladmabtaput (adjusted OR 0.297). In addition, short-term memory dysfunction was also found an inverse association with distance from residential areas to the industrial park (adjusted OR 0.871). It was also found that an association between short-term memory dysfunction and length of living period in study areas was not clear The finding on short-term memory dysfunction indicated that children with short-term memory dysfunction were affected by the distance from residential areas to source of pollution and community.
Aungudornpukdee
Piraya
P
College of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. janchai_a@hotmail.com
Vichit-Vadakan
Nuntavarn
N
Taneepanichskul
Surasak
S
D000293:Adolescent; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002617:Chemical Industry; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D010578:Petroleum; D012307:Risk Factors; D013785:Thailand; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
D000393:Air Pollutants; D010578:Petroleum; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution