title: [Investigation and analysis of factors that affect the health of children in the plastic recycling and regeneration processing region].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the main influential factors for the health of children in the plastic waste recovery and recycling area.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional survey was performed among children aged 9∼17 years from three natural villages engaged in plastic waste recovery and recycling and four control villages engaged in planting. The health status of children was investigated by random household survey using a face-to-face questionnaire, and the main influential factors were analyzed accordingly.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The incidence rates of respiratory symptoms (cough and expectoration, nasal congestion, and sore throat) (78.4%, 69/88) and digestive diseases (gastrointestinal disease and liver disease) (14.8%, 13/88) in the waste processing area were significantly higher than those in the control area (64.0%, 71/111; 6.3%, 7/111) (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that skin diseases are related to whether plastic can be smelt around the residential area.
authors.affiliation: Injury prevention Research Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041.
authors.forename: Juanli
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Injury prevention Research Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041. E-mail: lpli@stu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Liping
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Injury prevention Research Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041.
authors.forename: Yaogui
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D010969:Plastics; D059027:Recycling; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D010969:Plastics