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Housing assistance and blood lead levels: Children in the United States, 2005-2012

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  • Ahrens, K.A.
  • Haley, B.A.
  • Rossen, L.M.
  • Lloyd, P.C.
  • Aoki, Y.

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Objectives. To compare blood lead levels (BLLs) among US children aged 1 to 5 years according to receipt of federal housing assistance. Methods. In our analyses, we used 2005 to 2012 data for National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) respondents thatwere linked to 1999 to 2014 administrative records from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). After we restricted the analysis to children with family income-To-poverty ratios below 200%, we compared geometricmean BLLs and the prevalence of BLLs of 3micrograms per deciliter or higheramongchildrenwhowerelivingin assisted housing at the time of theirNHANESblood draw (n = 151) with data for children who did not receive housing assistance (n = 1099). Results. After adjustment, children living in assisted housing had a significantly lower geometric mean BLL (1.44 mg/dL; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.31, 1.57) than comparable children who did not receive housing assistance (1.79 mg/dL; 95% CI = 1.59, 2.01; P

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  • Ahrens, K.A. & Haley, B.A. & Rossen, L.M. & Lloyd, P.C. & Aoki, Y., 2016. "Housing assistance and blood lead levels: Children in the United States, 2005-2012," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 106(11), pages 2049-2056.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2016.303432_4
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303432
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    1. 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.
    2. Denary, Whitney & Fenelon, Andrew & Schlesinger, Penelope & Purtle, Jonathan & Blankenship, Kim M. & Keene, Danya E., 2021. "Does rental assistance improve mental health? Insights from a longitudinal cohort study," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 282(C).

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