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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

Transdisciplinary Online Health Assessment of an Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Community during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar.

Win Thiri Kyaw, Yee Mon Myint, Xiaoxu Kuang, Masayuki Sakakibara

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Win Thiri KyawResearch Institute for Humanity and Nature, Kyoto 603-8047, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4803-7692
Yee Mon MyintMagway General Hospital, Magway 04011, Myanmar.
Xiaoxu KuangResearch Institute for Humanity and Nature, Kyoto 603-8047, Japan.
Masayuki SakakibaraResearch Institute for Humanity and Nature, Kyoto 603-8047, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-8188-6979

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Research Institute for Humanity and Nature Project Number 14200102The Health Care Science Institute IKEN.ORG FY 2019
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Abstract

Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) has a known negative effect on the community's health; therefore, assessment to monitor community health is essential to detect any issues and enable early treatment. Because ASGM-related health issues are complex and cannot be addressed effectively with a traditional one-time health assessment alone, both long-term and regular health assessments using a transdisciplinary approach should be considered. In response to this need, we designed an online health assessment tool as a reference for a future long-term health assessment system. An online video interview was conducted with 54 respondents living in the ASGM area of Chaung Gyi Village, Thabeikkyin Township, Mandalay Region, Myanmar, via a social networking service application. The tool was used to evaluate community health during the coronavirus 2019 pandemic, including mercury intoxication symptoms, mining-related diseases, and other diseases. Results show that persons working in mining versus non-mining occupations had a greater prevalence of pulmonary diseases, such as pulmonary tuberculosis, silicosis, and bronchial asthma, in addition to malaria. Based on these findings, online health assessment using a transdisciplinary approach can be recommended as an effective tool for sustainable and long-term health assessment of ASGM-related disease and should be performed regularly following physical health surveys.

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COVID-19GoldHumansMiningMyanmarPandemicsSARS-CoV-2Goldartisanal and small-scale gold miningcoronavirus diseasemining communityMyanmaronline health assessment

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