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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2018

The Impact of Road Construction on Subjective Well-Being in Communities in Madre de Dios, Peru.

Amy R Riley-Powell, Gwenyth O Lee, Nehal S Naik, Kelly E Jensen, Christina O'Neal, Gabriela Salmón-Mulanovich, Stella M Hartinger, Daniel G Bausch, Valerie A Paz-Soldan

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Highway paving increased dengue transmission in the Peruvian Amazon.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025
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  6. A "Cookbook" for Vulnerability Research.Frontiers in public health · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Amy R Riley-PowellTulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1440 Canal St, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA. amyrileypowell@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-5772-1640
Gwenyth O LeeTulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1440 Canal St, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA. gwenyth.lee@gmail.com.
Nehal S NaikSchool of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1201 E Marshall St, Richmond, VA 23298, USA. nnaik27@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-3261-4950
Kelly E JensenTulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1440 Canal St, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA. kjensen1@tulane.edu.
Christina O'NealTulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1440 Canal St, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA. coneal3@tulane.edu.
Gabriela Salmón-MulanovichU.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Callao, Callao 2, Peru. gsalmonm.veid@gmail.com.
Stella M HartingerSchool of Public Health and Administration, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Ave Honorio Delgado 430, San Martín de Porres, Lima 31, Peru. stella.hartinger.p@upch.pe.ORCID 0000-0003-3523-1725
Daniel G BauschTulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1440 Canal St, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA. Daniel.Bausch@phe.gov.uk.
Valerie A Paz-SoldanTulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1440 Canal St, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA. vpazsold@tulane.edu.
Tulane University · USSwiss Tropical and Public Health Institute · CHUniversidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia · PEVirginia Commonwealth University · US

Funding

Fogarty Global Health Fellows Coordinating CenterR25TW009340 · FIC · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI CHI, BENJAMIN H. · 2012 to 2016
$6.9M
Inter-American Training for Innovations in Emerging Infectious DiseasesD43TW009349 · FIC · TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA · PI OBERHELMAN, RICHARD A · 2012 to 2016
$1.6M
FIC NIH HHS D43 TW009349FIC NIH HHS R25 TW009340
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The interoceanic highway (IOH) in Madre de Dios, Peru has driven dramatic change in the Peruvian Amazon basin. We conducted a mixed methods study to examine the impact of these changes on the subjective well-being (SWB) of four communities on the IOH. Themes that emerged qualitatively included changing health threats, environmental degradation, and the impact of increased migration. To achieve a higher level of SWB, respondents emphasized the need for higher incomes, opportunities to learn new skills, and a better education for their children. Potential threats to SWB included marital problems and poorer health. Quantitative analyses suggested that social support and a sense of security impacted reported SWB scores based on life satisfaction, and the impact of income on life satisfaction was mediated by food security. Although long-term residents felt that specific determinants of SWB had both increased (food variety, transport and access to work) and decreased (access to natural resources and hunting), the majority reported that their lives had improved overall. Health had been affected by the IOH in both negative ways (increased dengue and road accidents) and positive ways (improved access to health services). Our results suggest that the rapidly-changing communities near the IOH link well-being to health, income, community, and the environment.

Indexed as

Construction IndustryEnvironmental HealthHealth StatusTransportationAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth SurveysHumansMaleMiddle AgedPeruQualitative ResearchenvironmentLatin Americamixed methodologyPeruwell-being

Identifiers

PMID29914119
PMCPMC6024980
OpenAlexW2808165343

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