Reasons for testing and exposure sources among women of childbearing age with moderate blood lead levels.

Publisher: Springer Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 7600747 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0094-5145 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00945145 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Community Health Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: Amsterdam : Springer
Original Publication: New York, Human Sciences Press.

Environmental Exposure*/analysis ; Environmental Exposure*/statistics & numerical data; Lead/*blood ; Lead Poisoning/*prevention & control ; Mass Screening/*statistics & numerical data; Adult ; Chi-Square Distribution ; Female ; Health Care Surveys ; Humans ; Lead Poisoning/blood ; Maternal Exposure/prevention & control ; Maternal Exposure/statistics & numerical data ; Maternal Health Services/statistics & numerical data ; New York/epidemiology ; Occupational Health Services/statistics & numerical data ; Population Surveillance ; Pregnancy ; Pregnancy Complications/blood ; Pregnancy Complications/prevention & control ; Women, Working/statistics & numerical data

The purpose of this study was to examine the circumstances under which women receive blood lead tests in New York State and to characterize the sources of lead exposure among women of childbearing age with moderate blood lead levels. Telephone interviews were conducted with 135 women between the ages of 18 and 45, with blood lead levels from 10 through 25 micrograms/dl, were used to collect information on the reason for their blood lead test and possible sources of lead exposure. It was found that the two most common reasons to be tested for blood lead were workplace screening (47%) and pregnancy (27%). Occupational exposure was the primary source of lead exposure in this population (46%). Another common source of lead exposure was home renovation (24%). A significant proportion (31%) of women with blood lead levels from 10 through 25 micrograms/dl had no known current source of lead exposure. Based on New York's sample, there are a significant number of women of reproductive age with potentially fetotoxic blood lead levels.

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Date Created: 19990710 Date Completed: 19991020 Latest Revision: 20191024

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