Building sustainability indicators in the health dimension for solid waste management 1
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OBJECTIVE to prepare a list of sustainability indicators in the health dimension, for urban solid waste management. METHODS a descriptive and exploratory study performed jointly with 52 solid waste specialists, using a three-steps Delphi technique, and a scale measuring the degree of importance for agreement among the researchers in this area. RESULTS the subjects under study were 92,3% PhD's concentrated in the age group from 30 to 40 years old (32,7%) and 51% were men. At the end of the 3rd step of the Delphi process, the average and standard deviation of all the proposed indicators varied from 4,22 (±0,79) to 4,72 (±0,64), in a scale of scores for each indicator from 1 to 5 (from "dispensable" to "very important"). Results showed the level of correspondence among the participants ranging from 82% to 94% related to those indicators. CONCLUSION the proposed indicators may be helpful not only for the identification of data that is updated in this area, but also to enlarge the field of debates of the environmental health policies, directed not only for urban solid waste but for the achievement of better health conditions for the Brazilian context. OBJETIVO elaborar uma lista de indicadores de sustentabilidade na dimensão da saúde para gestão de resíduos sólidos urbanos. MÉTODO estudo descritivo e exploratório, realizado com 52 especialistas na área de resíduos sólidos, utilizando a técnica Delphi em três etapas, com o uso da escala de mensuração do grau de importância para obtenção de consenso entre pesquisadores da área da investigação. RESULTADOS dos sujeitos estudados , 92,3% eram doutores, com maior concentração na faixa etária entre 30 e 40 anos (32,7%) e 51,0% do sexo masculino. Ao final da 3ª etapa de aplicação da técnica Delphi, a média e o desvio-padrão de todos os indicadores propostos variaram de 4,22 (±0,79) a 4,72 (±0,64), em uma escala de pontuação atribuída para cada indicador de 1 a 5 (Respectivamente, de "dispensável" a "muito importante"). Os resultados demonstraram nível de concordância entre os sujeitos participantes que variou de 82% a 94% em relação a esses indicadores. CONCLUSÃO os indicadores propostos podem auxiliar, tanto na identificação de dados atualizados no setor, quanto na ampliação das discussões das políticas de saúde ambiental, voltadas não apenas para resíduos sólidos urbanos, mas objetivando também o alcance de melhores condições de saúde no contexto da atual realidade brasileira. OBJETIVO elaborar una lista de indicadores de sostenibilidad en la dimensión salud para la gestión de residuos sólidos urbanos. MÉTODO estudio descriptivo y exploratorio realizado con 52 especialistas en el área de residuos sólidos, utilizando la técnica Delphi en tres etapas, con uso de escala de medida de grado de importancia para obtención de consenso entre investigadores de esta área. RESULTADOS de los sujetos estudiados , 92,3% tenían doctorado con mayor concentración en el grupo etario entre 30 y 40 años (32,7%) y 51% del sexo masculino. Al final de la 3ª. Etapa de aplicación de la técnica Delphi, el promedio y el desvío estándar de todos los indicadores propuestos variaron de 4,22 (±0,79) a 4,72 (±0,64), en una escala de puntos atribuida a cada indicador de 1 a 5 (Respectivamente de "dispensable" a "muy importante"). Los resultados mostraron un nivel de acuerdo entre los sujetos participantes que varió de 82% a 94% en relación a estos indicadores. CONCLUSIÓN los indicadores propuestos pueden ayudar tanto en la identificación de datos actualizados en este sector, como también para ampliar las discusiones de las políticas de salud ambiental, dirigidas no solamente para residuos sólidos urbanos pero también para alcanzar mejores condiciones de salud en el contexto de la realidad brasileña actual.
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دوره 24 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016