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Blood lead levels of refugee children resettled in Massachusetts, 2000 to 2007

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  • Eisenberg, K.W.
  • Van Wijngaarden, E.
  • Fisher, S.G.
  • Korfmacher, K.S.
  • Campbell, J.R.
  • Fernandez, I.D.
  • Cochran, J.
  • Geltman, P.L.

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Objectives: We described elevated blood lead level (BLL; ≥10 μg/dL) prevalence among newly arrived refugee children in Massachusetts. We also investigated the incidence of BLL increases and BLLs newly elevated to 20 μg/dL or higher in the year following initial testing, along with associated factors. Methods: We merged data from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health's Refugee and Immigrant Health Program and the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program on 1148 refugee children younger than 7 years who arrived in Massachusetts from 2000 to 2007. Results: Elevated BLL prevalence was 16% among newly arrived refugee children. The rate ratio for BLL elevation to 20 lg/dL or higher after arrival was 12.3 (95% confidence interval [CI]=6.2, 24.5) compared with children in communities the state defines as high-risk for childhood lead exposure. Residence in a census tract with older housing (median year built before 1950) was associated with a higher rate of BLL increases after resettlement (hazard ratio=1.7; 95% CI=1.2, 2.3). Conclusions: Refugee children are at high risk of lead exposure before and after resettlement in Massachusetts. A national surveillance system of refugee children's BLLs following resettlement would allow more in-depth analysis.

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  • Eisenberg, K.W. & Van Wijngaarden, E. & Fisher, S.G. & Korfmacher, K.S. & Campbell, J.R. & Fernandez, I.D. & Cochran, J. & Geltman, P.L., 2011. "Blood lead levels of refugee children resettled in Massachusetts, 2000 to 2007," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 101(1), pages 48-54.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2009.184408_3
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.184408
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    1. Katarzyna Kordas & Julia Ravenscroft & Ying Cao & Elena V. McLean, 2018. "Lead Exposure in Low and Middle-Income Countries: Perspectives and Lessons on Patterns, Injustices, Economics, and Politics," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(11), pages 1-18, October.
    2. Deniz Yeter & Ellen C. Banks & Michael Aschner, 2020. "Disparity in Risk Factor Severity for Early Childhood Blood Lead among Predominantly African-American Black Children: The 1999 to 2010 US NHANES," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(5), pages 1-26, February.
    3. Marsela Tanaka & Konstantinos Petsios & Stavroula K. Dikalioti & Stavroula Poulopoulou & Vassiliki Matziou & Stamatios Theocharis & Ioanna D. Pavlopoulou, 2018. "Lead Exposure and Associated Risk Factors among New Migrant Children Arriving in Greece," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(6), pages 1-10, May.
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