دورية أكاديمية
Environmental lead exposure among primary school children in Shebin El-Kom District, Menoufiya Governorate, Egypt.
| العنوان: | Environmental lead exposure among primary school children in Shebin El-Kom District, Menoufiya Governorate, Egypt. |
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| المؤلفون: | Abdel Rasoul GM; Public Health and Community Medicine Department, Menoufiya University, Al-Menoufiya, Egypt., Al-Batanony MA, Mahrous OA, Abo-Salem ME, Gabr HM |
| المصدر: | The international journal of occupational and environmental medicine [Int J Occup Environ Med] 2012 Oct; Vol. 3 (4), pp. 186-94. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: NIOC Health Organization Country of Publication: Iran NLM ID: 101535763 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 2008-6520 (Print) Linking ISSN: 20086520 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Int J Occup Environ Med Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Original Publication: Shiraz : NIOC Health Organization |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Educational Status* , Environmental Exposure* , Intelligence Tests*, Air Pollutants/*toxicity , Hearing Loss/*chemically induced , Lead/*toxicity, Air Pollutants/analysis ; Air Pollutants/blood ; Child ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Egypt ; Female ; Hearing Loss/epidemiology ; Hearing Loss/etiology ; Humans ; Lead/analysis ; Lead/blood ; Male ; Spectrophotometry, Atomic |
| مستخلص: | Background: Lead still remains an important problem for poor, inner-city, ethnic minority children, with a particular emphasis on lead paint and dust. In Egypt, there is no national survey about the prevalence of elevated blood lead level among children. Objective: To assess the environmental lead level as well as to determine blood lead level among primary school children and find out its relationship with their intelligent quotient (IQ), hemoglobin level, hearing impairment and school performance. Methods: 190 primary school children from rural and urban areas were selected and their blood lead levels (BLL), hemoglobin concentrations, IQ, hearing threshold and school performance were measured. Also, environmental lead level was measured in the school and home. Results: The mean value of environmental lead (μg/m3) in urban schools air was significantly higher than that in rural areas. BLL had a significant negative correlation with hemoglobin level and IQ; it was positively correlated with the hearing threshold. With increasing BLL, the school performance of children decreased significantly. Conclusion: Exposure to lead would deteriorate IQ, school performance and hearing level of school children. Even in the absence of overt clinical manifestations of lead toxicity, lead intoxication should be among differential diagnosis in children presenting anemia, intellectual impairment, poor academic performance and hearing impairment. |
| المشرفين على المادة: | 0 (Air Pollutants) 2P299V784P (Lead) |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20121002 Date Completed: 20121116 Latest Revision: 20220408 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20240628 |
| PMID: | 23022869 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
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