Objective:

To identify sociodemographic, environmental, housing and environmental conditions related to nose or throat involvement of the population that lived in the area of influence of an urban road infrastructure project in Medellín, Colombia, 2017.

Methodology:

Cross-sectional study, with primary source of information. An assisted survey was applied to 170 adults, in homes selected through snowball sampling, who lived in a perimeter of up to 1.5 kilometers from the center of the work and who agreed to participate and signed informed consent. Analysis: qualitative and quantitative exploratory. Prevalence ratio (PR) calculation and Chi2 statistic association. Project approved by the Institutional Committee for Human Ethics of Universidad CES.

Results:

Prevalence of irritation of nose and/or throat was of 35.88%. An association (p<0.05) was identified between this condition, being younger, and being male (RP=0.50, CI=0.29; 0.84). Higher prevalence of this condition was also associated with having poor perception of air quality during the construction work, doing physical activity outdoors, having a smoking habit, and the proximity of the home to the construction site.

Conclusions:

This road infrastructure project had a negative impact on the perception of physical health of the inhabitants of this area of influence. The implementation of strategies to positively impact public health would be necessary.

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