Blood lead levels of primary-school children in Penghu County, Taiwan: distribution and influencing factors

2002 ◽  
Vol 75 (8) ◽  
pp. 528-534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsan Yang ◽  
Trong-Neng Wu ◽  
Shang-Wei Hsu ◽  
Ching-Huang Lai ◽  
Kquei-Nu Ko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Influencing Factors ◽  
School Children ◽  
Blood Lead ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Blood Lead Levels ◽  
Lead Levels

Blood lead levels in primary school children in Trinidad and Tobago

2006 ◽  
Vol 361 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 81-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wayne Simon Rajkumar ◽  
Jay Manohar ◽  
Rohit Doon ◽  
Avril Siung-Chang ◽  
Ivan Chang-Yen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Trinidad And Tobago ◽  
School Children ◽  
Blood Lead ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Blood Lead Levels ◽  
Lead Levels

scholarly journals PILOT STUDY FOR DETERMINATION OF BLOOD LEAD LEVELS IN PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 179-182
Author(s):  
Arhima Mahmud ◽  
Elmozogi Ramadan ◽  
Suliman Salah ◽  
Aisha Edrah ◽  
Abdurrauf Gusbi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Blood Lead ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Blood Lead Levels ◽  
Lead Levels

scholarly journals Blood lead levels of primary school children in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

2001 ◽  
Vol 109 (6) ◽  
pp. 563-566 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Kaiser ◽  
A K Henderson ◽  
W R Daley ◽  
M Naughton ◽  
M H Khan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Blood Lead ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Blood Lead Levels ◽  
Lead Levels

scholarly journals Blood Lead Levels of Urban and Rural Malaysian Primary School Children

2000 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamal Hisham Hashim ◽  
Zailina Hashim ◽  
Ariffin Omar ◽  
Shamsul Bahari Shamsudin
Keyword(s):  
School Children ◽  
Lead Level ◽  
Blood Lead ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Blood Lead Levels ◽  
Preventive Strategy ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Temporal And Spatial Variability ◽  
Lead Levels ◽  
Socio Economic Variables

The objective of this article is to study the influence of exposure and socio-economic variables on the blood lead level of Malaysian school children. Data on respirable lead and blood lead of 346 school children were obtained from Kuala Lumpur (urban), Kemaman (semi-urban) and Setiu (rural). Respirable lead and blood lead were highest for Kuala Lumpur (95 ng/m3 and 5.26 μg/dL) followed by Kemaman (27 ng/m3 and 2.81μg/dL) and Setiu (15 ng/m3 and 2.49 μg/dL), and the differences were statistically significant. The percentage of school children with excessive blood lead of 10 μg/dL or greater was 6.36 % overall, and highest for Kuala Lumpur (11.73 %). Regression analyses show that urban children are at higher risk of exhibiting excessive blood lead levels. Kuala Lumpur's school children have a 25 times greater risk of having excessive blood lead levels when compared to Kemaman's and Setiu's school children. Respirable and blood lead were correlated ( r=0.999, p=0.021). Urban school children acquire higher blood lead levels than their rural and semi-urban counterparts, even after controlling for age, sex, parents' education and income levels. In conclusion, it is time that lead in the Malaysian environment and population be monitored closely, especially its temporal and spatial variability. Only then can a comprehensive preventive strategy be implemented. Asia Pac J Public Health 2000;12(2): 65-70

Blood Lead Levels During Pregnancy and Its Influencing Factors in Nanjing, China

2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kang-sheng Liu ◽  
Jia-hu Hao ◽  
Juan Shi ◽  
Chun-fang Dai ◽  
Xi-rong Guo
Keyword(s):  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Blood Lead ◽  
Blood Lead Levels ◽  
Lead Levels

scholarly journals Neurological Effect of Lead Exposure in Children

2013 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
MS Hassan ◽  
MKK Patwary ◽  
MM Rahman ◽  
SF Sonia ◽  
M Kabiruzzaman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Peripheral Nerve ◽  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Blood Lead Level ◽  
Lead Level ◽  
Blood Lead ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Environmental Lead ◽  
Significant Difference

Lead poisoning is one of the burning issues in Bangladesh. This study assessed the relation of blood lead level with IQ and peripheral nerve function in environmental lead exposed primary school children in Dhaka.Blood lead level (BLL) was measured in 84 primary school children in an urban industrial area of Dhaka. IQ was measured with Wechsler Intelligence Scales- Revised for children. Electrophysiological evaluation was done in 31 children.Verbal, Performance and Full scale IQ had a negative correlation with blood lead level (p<0.001). Decrement in Verbal, Performance and Full scale IQ associated with 1 microgram per deciliter increase in blood lead level were 0.99, 0.86 and 0.95 respectively (p<0.001). None had clinical features of neuropathy. Statistical analysis also did not show any significant difference in NCS between children with normal and elevated BLL (p value >0.05).It was found that IQ of children decreased in a linear trend with increasing blood lead level. This study did not find any clinical or electrophysiological evidence of peripheral nerve dysfunction in the environmental lead exposed children. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/medtoday.v25i1.15899 Medicine Today 2013 Vol.25(1): 1-5

scholarly journals Lead Exposure and Intellectual Function: Findings from Primary School Children in Bangladesh

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 292-297
Author(s):  
Mahbuba Haque ◽  
M H Faruquee ◽  
Suman Lahiry ◽  
Saira Tasmin ◽  
Rabeya Yasmin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Lead Poisoning ◽  
School Children ◽  
Blood Lead Level ◽  
Lead Level ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Blood Lead ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Background Information ◽  
The Impact

Backgrounds: About 120 million people around the world are overexposed to lead which is neurotoxic and 99 percent of the most severely affected children are in the developing world including Bangladesh. Methods and Materials: The present cross-sectional ecological study was carried out to explore the impact of lead poisoning on the intelligence level among 84 primary school children of a school of Bangladesh, aged between 8 and 14 years from September 2010 through January 2011. The research instrument was an interviewer questionnaire, questionnaire for IQ test and assessment of blood lead level (inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry with collision/reaction cells) of the study subjects after obtaining permission from their parents and the school authority. Results: Data were cross-checked and frequency distribution and association using chi-square test was accomplished. Background information depicted majority (69.1%) of the children aged10-11 years (mean = 10.25 ±1.177 yrs), female (51.2%), parents having primary level of education or below (73.8% in case of father and 77.4% in mother) and from lower socioeconomics (78.6% earned BDT 10,000 or below per month). Among all, majority (56%) were found to be moron, 27.4% in borderline, while 8.3% were imbecile with the same proportion with normal level. By their blood lead level. Majority (70.2%) had blood lead level up to 10 microgram/dl and the rest (29.8%) had more than 10 microgram/dl. Though no statistically significant association was found between IQ level of the children and their blood lead level (p>0.05), the health problems found among the respondents as abdominal pain (53.57%), impatience (14.29%), nausea (10.71%) and all other problems (loss of concentration to study, ear problem, anorexia and loss of weight) amounting for 21.43% are suggestive of chronic lead poisoning. Conclusion:Further studies in large scale with larger samples including comparative studies of inter-industrial areas have been strongly recommended. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v11i4.12599 Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol. 11 No. 04 Oct’12  

Blood lead levels in Jamaican school children

2001 ◽  
Vol 269 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 171-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerald Lalor ◽  
Robin Rattray ◽  
Mitko Vutchkov ◽  
Bertha Campbell ◽  
Karen Lewis-Bell
Keyword(s):  
School Children ◽  
Blood Lead ◽  
Blood Lead Levels ◽  
Lead Levels
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