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Childhood lead poisoning in Massachusetts communities: Its association with sociodemographic and housing characteristics

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  • Sargent, J.D.
  • Brown, M.J.
  • Freeman, J.L.
  • Bailey, A.
  • Goodman, D.
  • Freeman Jr., D.H.

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Objectives. The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between communities' sociodemographic and housing characteristics and incidence of lead poisoning. Methods. This was a population-based correlational study of 238 275 Massachusetts children from birth through 4 years of age who were screened for lead poisoning in 1991-1992. A logistic regression model was developed with the community as the unit of analysis, the case identification rate for lead poisoning (newly identified children with venous blood lead ≥25 μg/dL per 1000 children) as the dependent variable, and Us census variables as independent variables. Results. A significant independent relationship with the community case identification rate of lead poisoning was found for seven variables: median per capita income, percentage of housing built before 1950, percentage of the population who were Black, percentage of children screened, and a 'poverty index.' Rates of iron deficiency and percentage of Hispanics were not associated with the case identification rate of lead poisoning. Conclusions. Massachusetts communities' incidence of lead poisoning is correlated with sociodemographic and housing characteristics. In states similar to Massachusetts and without screening data, this model may help target screening programs.

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  • Sargent, J.D. & Brown, M.J. & Freeman, J.L. & Bailey, A. & Goodman, D. & Freeman Jr., D.H., 1995. "Childhood lead poisoning in Massachusetts communities: Its association with sociodemographic and housing characteristics," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 85(4), pages 528-534.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:1995:85:4:528-534_8
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    1. Zhen Zhen & Qianqian Cao & Liyang Shao & Lianjun Zhang, 2018. "Global and Geographically Weighted Quantile Regression for Modeling the Incident Rate of Children’s Lead Poisoning in Syracuse, NY, USA," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(10), pages 1-19, October.
    2. Jones, David J., 2012. "Primary prevention and health outcomes: Treatment of residential lead-based paint hazards and the prevalence of childhood lead poisoning," Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 71(1), pages 151-164.
    3. 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.
    4. Hyunhoe Bae, 2012. "Reducing Environmental Risks by Information Disclosure: Evidence in Residential Lead Paint Disclosure Rule," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 31(2), pages 404-431, March.
    5. Anthony Carpi & Valentina Nikulina & Xuechen Li & Cathy Spatz Widom, 2020. "Childhood maltreatment and lead levels in middle adulthood: A prospective examination of the roles of individual socio-economic and neighborhood characteristics," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(11), pages 1-16, November.

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