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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2024

Environmental Health Attitudes, Practices, and Educational Preferences: A National Survey of Reproductive-Aged Women in Canada.

Eric J Crighton, Erica Phipps, Graeme N Smith, Rukhsana Ahmed, Jocelynn L Cook, Jeffrey R Masuda, Alvaro R Osornio-Vargas, Margaret Sanborn, Lesley J Brennan, Karen P Phillips and 1 more

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2024. 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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Eric J CrightonDepartment of Geography, Environment and Geomatics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada.
Erica PhippsDepartment of Geography, Environment and Geomatics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-9014-4312
Graeme N SmithDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 2V7, Canada.
Rukhsana AhmedDepartment of Communication, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY 12222, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0381-4491
Jocelynn L CookSociety of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada, Ottawa, ON K1B 1A7, Canada.
Jeffrey R MasudaSchool of Public Health and Social Policy, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2, Canada.
Alvaro R Osornio-VargasDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1C9, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-8287-7102
Margaret SanbornDepartment of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8P 1H6, Canada.
Lesley J BrennanDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1C9, Canada.
Karen P PhillipsInterdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada.
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CIHR 165868
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prenatal exposures to environmental toxicants can adversely affect fetal and child development and lead to increased risk of chronic disease. While regulatory action is essential to reduce sources of environmental toxicants, prenatal care presents an opportunity to educate, mobilize, and support prospective parents to reduce exposures to such hazards. As the first phase of an interdisciplinary research collaboration to inform the development of prenatal environmental health education strategy in Canada, we surveyed reproductive-aged female individuals. The online survey (July-September 2021) yielded a nationally representative sample of 1914 reproductive-aged females living in Canada. The questionnaire topics addressed the respondents' knowledge and perceptions of environmental health risks, preventive actions and related facilitators and barriers, information sources and preferences, reproductive history, and demographics. The analysis included bivariate and multivariate techniques. Our results suggest broad awareness among reproductive-aged females that exposure to toxicants can be harmful, and that reducing prenatal exposures can benefit child health. However, fewer than half of respondents felt that they had enough knowledge to take protective measures. Despite high levels of preference for prenatal care as an ideal context for learning about environmental health risks and protective measures, fewer than one in four respondents had ever discussed environmental health concerns with a healthcare provider. Our findings reveal a knowledge-action gap and a corresponding opportunity to improve environmental health education and advocacy in prenatal care in the Canadian context.

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Environmental HealthHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeAdolescentAdultCanadaFemaleHumansMiddle AgedPregnancyPrenatal CareSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultCanadachild healthenvironmental healthpregnancyprenatal educationreproductive healthsurveytoxic chemicals

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