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Elevated Blood Lead Levels by Length of Time From Resettlement to Health Screening in Kentucky Refugee Children

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  • Kotey, S.
  • Carrico, R.
  • Wiemken, T.L.
  • Furmanek, S.
  • Bosson, R.
  • Nyantakyi, F.
  • VanHeiden, S.
  • Mattingly, W.
  • Zierold, K.M.

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Objectives. To examine elevated blood lead levels (EBLLs) in refugee children by postrelocation duration with control for several covariates. Methods. We assessed EBLLs (‡ 5mg/dL) between 2012 and 2016 of children younger than 15 years (n = 1950) by the duration of resettlement to health screening by using logistic regression, with control for potential confounders (gender, region of birth, age of housing, and intestinal infestation) in a cross-sectional study. Results. Prevalence of EBLLs was 11.2%. Length of time from resettlement to health screening was inversely associated with EBLLs (tertile 2 unadjusted odds ratio [OR] = 0.79; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.56, 1.12; tertile 3 OR = 0.62; 95% CI = 0.42, 0.90; tertile 2 adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 0.62; 95% CI = 0.39, 0.97; tertile 3 AOR = 0.57; 95% CI = 0.34, 0.93). There was a significant interaction between intestinal infestation and age of housing (P

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  • Kotey, S. & Carrico, R. & Wiemken, T.L. & Furmanek, S. & Bosson, R. & Nyantakyi, F. & VanHeiden, S. & Mattingly, W. & Zierold, K.M., 2018. "Elevated Blood Lead Levels by Length of Time From Resettlement to Health Screening in Kentucky Refugee Children," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 108(2), pages 270-276.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2017.304115_1
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2017.304115
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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.

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