Geophagy during pregnancy: Is there a health risk for infants?

被引：26

作者：

Gundacker, Claudia ^{[1
]}

Kutalek, Ruth ^{[2
]}

Glaunach, Rosina ^{[3
]}

Deweis, Coloman ^{[3
]}

Hengstschlaeger, Markus ^{[1
]}

Prinz, Armin ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Med Univ Vienna, Inst Med Genet, Ctr Pathobiochem & Genet, Vienna, Austria

[2] Med Univ Vienna, Dept Social & Prevent Med, Ctr Publ Hlth, Kinderspitalgasse 15, A-1090 Vienna, Austria

[3] Med Univ Vienna, Dept Gen Practice & Family Med, Ctr Publ Hlth, Vienna, Austria

来源：

ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH | 2017年 / 156卷

关键词：

Geophagy; Soil consumption; Pregnant women; Lead; Risk; Africa; LEAD; WOMEN; ANEMIA; KENYA; PICA;

D O I：

10.1016/j.envres.2017.03.028

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

Prenatal lead exposure is a public health concern. Geophagy, the practice of soil eating, is documented for pregnant women of sub-Saharan Africa to treat pregnancy-related malaise. The soils however can contain substantial amounts of lead. In an exploratory study on 48 mother-child pairs in the Democratic Republic of Congo, we found striking site-specific differences in prenatal lead exposure, i.e., higher lead levels at Kisangani than at Isiro. Kisangani women consumed 1/more often soil during the first trimester of pregnancy as well as 2/a different type of soil compared to Isiro women (P < 0.05). We conclude geophagy may be a potential source of prenatal lead exposure.

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页码：145 / 147

页数：3

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