Prevalence of elevated blood lead in Nigerian children

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dc.contributor.authorPfitzner, M.A.
dc.contributor.authorThacher, T.D.
dc.contributor.authorPettifor, J.M.
dc.contributor.authorZoakah, A.I.
dc.contributor.authorLawson, J.O.
dc.contributor.authorFischer, P.R.
dc.contributor.departmentMRC Mineral Metabolism Research Unit, Department of Paediatrics, University of Witwatersranden_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-20T08:48:25Z
dc.date.available2020-07-20T08:48:25Z
dc.date.epub2000
dc.date.issued2000
dc.description.abstractTo determine the prevalence and risk factors of elevated blood lead levels in young, urban Nigerian children. Design A randomized cluster sample of children aged 6–35 months. Setting Jos, a community in north central Nigeria. Outcome measurement Blood lead level. Results Of 218 children evaluated, 70% of the children had blood lead levels in excess of 10 μg/dL. Mean blood lead levels were 15.2 ± 1.4 μg/dL; median blood lead concentration was 12.0 (range 1– > 60 μg/dL). Mean lead concentrations were higher in those who professed the Islamic faith, used eye cosmetics, lived near a battery smelter, or lived in a certain geographical area. Pica was not associated with increased blood lead concentrations. Forward stepwise regression analysis revealed religion, area of residence, and proximity to a battery smelter as the variables which jointly predicted increased blood lead concentrations. Conclusion A majority of the studied children in Jos, Nigeria have lead levels placing them at risk for intellectual impairment. The cause of lead intoxication appears to be multifactoral. Further studies should investigate the causality of these associations prior to the implementation of a primary preventive public health measure.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors thank Drs Isa Sadeeq Abubakar, Zipporah Chai Kpamor, and Halima Mwuese Tsav for their diligence in data and sample collection. A special thank you to Dr Abubakar for the many hours he spent every evening returning to the community to relay results to the study participants.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPfitzner MA( 1,7 ), Thacher TD( 2 ), Pettifor JM( 3 ), Zoakah AI( 4 ), Lawson JO( 5 ), Fischer PR( 6 ). Prevalence of elevated blood lead in Nigerian children. Ambulatory Child Healthen_US
dc.identifier.issn13555626.
dc.identifier.journalAmbulatory Child Healthen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://infospace.mrc.ac.za/handle/11288/595263
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.url10.1046/j.1467-0658.2000.00069.x.en_US
dc.research.unitClosed Unitsen_US
dc.rightsAttribution 3.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectchildrenen_US
dc.subjectenvironmental healthen_US
dc.subjectlead toxicityen_US
dc.subjectNigeriaen_US
dc.titlePrevalence of elevated blood lead in Nigerian childrenen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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