Awareness of Fish Advisories and Mercury Exposure in Women of Childbearing Age

2006 ◽  
Vol 64 (5) ◽  
pp. 250-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sohyun Park ◽  
Mary Ann Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Mercury Exposure ◽  
Women Of Childbearing Age ◽  
Childbearing Age

Health Care Provider Screening of Women of Childbearing Age for High Mercury Exposure from Fish Consumption

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia McCann* ◽  
Jill Korinek ◽  
Larry Souther ◽  
Joyce Klees ◽  
Teresa Borak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Provider ◽  
Care Provider ◽  
Fish Consumption ◽  
Mercury Exposure ◽  
Women Of Childbearing Age ◽  
Childbearing Age ◽  
High Mercury

scholarly journals Mercury Exposure in Munduruku Indigenous Communities from Brazilian Amazon: Methodological Background and an Overview of the Principal Results

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (17) ◽  
pp. 9222
Author(s):  
Paulo Cesar Basta ◽  
Paulo Victor de Sousa Viana ◽  
Ana Claudia Santiago de Vasconcellos ◽  
André Reynaldo Santos Périssé ◽  
Cristina Barroso Hofer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
High Blood Pressure ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Brazilian Amazon ◽  
Mercury Exposure ◽  
Mercury Determination ◽  
Women Of Childbearing Age ◽  
Childbearing Age ◽  
Hair Samples ◽  
Exposure Levels

The Amazonian indigenous peoples depend on natural resources to live, but human activities’ growing impacts threaten their health and livelihoods. Our objectives were to present the principal results of an integrated and multidisciplinary analysis of the health parameters and assess the mercury (Hg) exposure levels in indigenous populations in the Brazilian Amazon. We carried out a cross-sectional study based on a census of three Munduruku indigenous villages (Sawré Muybu, Poxo Muybu, and Sawré Aboy), located in the Sawré Muybu Indigenous Land, between 29 October and 9 November 2019. The investigation included: (i) sociodemographic characterization of the participants; (ii) health assessment; (iii) genetic polymorphism analysis; (iv) hair mercury determination; and (v) fish mercury determination. We used the logistic regression model with conditional Prevalence Ratio (PR), with the respective 95% confidence intervals (CI95%) to explore factors associated with mercury exposure levels ≥6.0 µg/g. A total of 200 participants were interviewed. Mercury levels (197 hair samples) ranged from 1.4 to 23.9 μg/g, with significant differences between the villages (Kruskal–Wallis test: 19.9; p-value < 0.001). On average, the general prevalence of Hg exposure ≥ 6.0 µg/g was 57.9%. For participants ≥12 years old, the Hg exposure ≥6.0 µg/g showed associated with no regular income (PR: 1.3; CI95%: 1.0–1.8), high blood pressure (PR: 1.6; CI95%: 1.3–2.1) and was more prominent in Sawré Aboy village (PR: 1.8; CI95%: 1.3–2.3). For women of childbearing age, the Hg exposure ≥6.0 µg/g was associated with high blood pressure (PR: 1.9; CI95%: 1.2–2.3), with pregnancy (PR: 1.5; CI95%: 1.0–2.1) and was more prominent among residents in Poxo Muybu (PR: 1.9; CI95%: 1.0–3.4) and Sawré Aboy (PR: 2.5; CI95%: 1.4–4.4) villages. Our findings suggest that chronic mercury exposure causes harmful effects to the studied indigenous communities, especially considering vulnerable groups of the population, such as women of childbearing age. Lastly, we propose to stop the illegal mining in these areas and develop a risk management plan that aims to ensure the health, livelihoods, and human rights of the indigenous people from Amazon Basin.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Mercury Exposure Indices and Dietary Intake of Fish and Shellfish in Women of Childbearing Age

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (13) ◽  
pp. 4907
Author(s):  
Jeong-wook Seo ◽  
Byoung-gwon Kim ◽  
Young-seoub Hong
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Mercury Concentration ◽  
Methyl Mercury ◽  
Geometric Mean ◽  
Mercury Exposure ◽  
Women Of Childbearing Age ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
Childbearing Age ◽  
Total Blood ◽  
Fish And Shellfish

Women of childbearing age who are susceptible to mercury exposure were studied to understand the relation between mercury intake through fish and shellfish consumption and mercury exposure indices from blood, hair, and urine samples. A total of 711 women of childbearing age from coastal areas with a high concentration of mercury exposure in Korea were studied. Data were collected on demographic characteristics, dietary intake of fish and shellfish using the simple Food Frequency Questionnaire. Mercury concentration was estimated from the collected samples of blood, hair, and urine. The geometric mean of blood methyl mercury concentration of mercury exposure through seafood was 3.06 μg/L for the low tertile, 3.12 μg/L for the middle tertile, and 3.60 μg/L for the high tertile, indicating a clear tendency of blood methyl mercury to increase as the mercury exposure by fish and shellfish intake ascended. For total blood mercury and hair mercury, the middle and high tertiles had higher values than the low. Mercury exposure through fish and shellfish intake is a main factor for an increase of blood methyl mercury concentration in women of childbearing age. More attention needs to be paid to mercury exposure through seafood intake, considering the serious effect mercury concentration has on women of childbearing age.

Mercury exposure through diet in pregnant women and women of childbearing age

2011 ◽  
Vol 93 (10) ◽  
pp. 2098-2110 ◽  
Author(s):  
V.M. Sadagoparamanujam ◽  
Damalia T. Wilson ◽  
Crystal L. Ramanujam ◽  
Regina P. Lederman ◽  
James J. Grady ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Mercury Exposure ◽  
Women Of Childbearing Age ◽  
Childbearing Age

Appreciation of the importance of pregravid preparation and reproductive attitudes of women of childbearing age in the city of Omsk

GYNECOLOGY ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 48-52
Author(s):  
E N Kravchenko ◽  
R A Morgunov
Keyword(s):  
Women Of Childbearing Age ◽  
Childbearing Age ◽  
Pregnancy And Childbirth ◽  
Perinatal Center ◽  
History Of ◽  
Group A ◽  
Group B ◽  
Complicated Pregnancy ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City

The aim of the study. Assess the importance of pregravid preparation and outcomes of pregnancy and childbirth, depending on the reproductive attitudes of women in the city of Omsk. Materials and methods. The study included 92 women who were divided into groups: group A (n=43) - women whose pregnancy was planned; group B (n=49) - women whose pregnancy occurred accidentally. Each group was divided into subgroups depending on age: from 18 to 30 and from 31 to 49 years. For each patient included in the study, a specially designed map was filled out. These patients were interviewed at the City Clinical Perinatal Center. Results. Comparative analysis revealed the relationship between the reproductive settings of women of childbearing age and the peculiarity of the course of pregnancy and childbirth in these patients. Summary. The majority of women of fertile age are married: in subgroup AA - 25 (96.2%), AB - 13 (76.5%), BA - 25 (92.6%), BB - 20 (91.0%). The predominant number of women of fertile age have one or more abortions: in subgroup AA - 12 (46.2%), AB - 6 (35.3%), in subgroups of comparison BA - 8 (29.6%), BB - 6 (27.3%). More than half of the women of fertile age surveyed have a history of untreated cervical pathology (from 40.8% to 64.7%). The course of pregnancy in women planning pregnancy in most cases proceeded without complications: in subgroup AA - 13 (50.0%), AB - 11 (64.7%). The most common cause of complicated pregnancy in women whose pregnancy occurred accidentally is the threat of spontaneous miscarriage: in subgroup BA - 15 (55.6%), BB - 16 (72.7%). The uncomplicated course of labor more often [subgroup AA - 19 (73.0%), AB - 12 (70.6%)] was observed in women whose pregnancy was planned and they were motivated to give birth to a healthy child.

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