Risk Factors and Hazards in the Household Environment for Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Urban Preschool Children of Vellore: A Case-Control Approach in the MAL-ED Birth Cohort.
Rohan Michael RameshAvinash Ganesh KhiratkarKulandaipalayam Natarajan SindhuAnuradha RoseSushil Mathew JohnPundlik Rambhau BhagatGagandeep KangKulandaipalayam Natarajan C SindhuPublished in: Indian journal of pediatrics (2021)
Low birth weight and the household environment pose important risk factors/hazards for elevated blood lead levels in urban preschool children. Multipronged interventions that include government legislations, household environmental modification, safe water supply, and community education are pivotal in reducing lead exposure in young children.