ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2015
Low Levels of Awareness of Lead Hazards among Pregnant Women in a High Risk--Johannesburg Neighbourhood.
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- A mixed-method scoping review examining parental perspectives on heavy metal exposure in children.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Personalized lead exposure information and preventive behaviors in Ivory Coast: Insights from a pilot study.PloS one · 2025Article
- Awareness Level About Lead Poisoning Among the Saudi Population in Arar City, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Cureus · 2024Article
- Potential Health Risks of Lead Exposure from Early Life through Later Life: Implications for Public Health Education.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Blood Lead Levels in Women of Child-Bearing Age in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in public health · 2018Article
- Reduction of in utero lead exposures in South African populations: Positive impact of unleaded petrol.PloS one · 2017Article
- Editorial: Lead Risk Assessment and Health Effects.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe widespread use of lead and elevated risk of lead exposure in South African children justifies a need for high levels of awareness of the sources, exposure pathways, and measures to reduce this risk in children. This study aimed to determine the levels of knowledge of lead hazards among pregnant women in an area where children had already been established to be at a high risk of lead exposure and poisoning.
methodsFollowing informed consent, a structured questionnaire was administered to 119 pregnant women attending antenatal clinic services at Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital, west of central Johannesburg. Questions were asked about social, demographic and residential characteristics, as well as knowledge, perceptions, behaviours and practices in relation to child lead hazards.
conclusionOverall awareness of the dangers of lead in pregnancy was low (11%). Amongst those who had heard of it, only 15% thought that lead could cause detrimental health effects. A consequence of this low level of awareness of lead hazards is a high potential for the participants and their children to unwittingly be exposed to environmental lead from various sources, thereby undermining preventative approaches.
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