| Keywords |
Lead poisoning ; Childhood |
| Abstract |
Lead is environmental and public health hazard of global proportions. In the world's most developed countries, it is estimated that a large proportion of children suffer from lead poisoning. The purpose of this study is to ascertain factors influencing blood lead level in Korean childhood. Participants were selected from the children under the age of 6 to be accepted participation in the studyin Paju, Gyeonggi province. In total 59 participants were recruited. Parents of participants were interviewed by questionnaires and 5 ml of venous blood were drawn from each participant. The mean blood lead level of subjects was 80 μ/dl. The maximal blood lead level was 6.96 μ/dl. According to results from multiple regression analysis, playing with toy including lead, dust in house, number of outdoor activity as well as housing, accounted for 41% of the variance in blood lead level of participants Community - wide lead poisoning prevention and educational activities should be promoted, including the encouragement of personal hygiene and the management of environment. |