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ArticleInternational journal of hygiene and environmental health2016

Evaluating the effectiveness of state specific lead-based paint hazard risk reduction laws in preventing recurring incidences of lead poisoning in children.

Chinaro Kennedy, Robert Lordo, Marissa Scalia Sucosky, Rona Boehm, Mary Jean Brown

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Article in International journal of hygiene and environmental health, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Chinaro KennedyCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA, USA. Electronic address: gjn5@cdc.gov.
Robert LordoBattelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH, USA.
Marissa Scalia SucoskyCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Rona BoehmBattelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH, USA.
Mary Jean BrownCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · USBattelle · US

Funding

Intramural CDC HHS CC999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDespite significant progress made in recent decades in preventing childhood lead poisoning in the United States through the control or elimination of lead sources in the environment, it continues to be an issue in many communities, primarily in low-income communities with a large percentage of deteriorating housing built before the elimination of lead in residential paint. The purpose of this study is to determine whether state laws aimed at preventing childhood lead poisoning are also effective in preventing recurring lead poisoning among children previously poisoned.

methodsAn evaluation was conducted to determine whether laws in two representative states, Massachusetts and Ohio, have been effective in preventing recurrent lead poisoning among children less than 72 months of age previously poisoned, compared to a representative state (Mississippi) which at the time of the study had yet to develop legislation to prevent childhood lead poisoning.

resultsCompared to no legislation, unadjusted estimates showed children less than 72 months old, living in Massachusetts, previously identified as being lead poisoned, were 73% less likely to develop recurrent lead poisoning. However, this statistically significant association did not remain after controlling for other confounding variables. We did not find such a significant association when analyzing data from Ohio.

conclusionsWhile findings from unadjusted estimates indicated that state lead laws such as those in Massachusetts may be effective at preventing recurrent lead poisoning among young children, small numbers may have attenuated the power to obtain statistical significance during multivariate analysis. Our findings did not provide evidence that state lead laws, such as those in Ohio, were effective in preventing recurrent lead poisoning among young children. Further studies may be needed to confirm these findings.

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Government RegulationHazardous SubstancesPaintChildChild, PreschoolEnvironmental ExposureFemaleHousingHumansIncidenceInfantLeadLead PoisoningMaleMassachusettsOhioHazardous SubstancesLeadBlood lead levelsChildhood lead poisoningLeadLead law

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PMID26472219
PMCPMC5098386
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