Socio-demographic and antenatal risk factors of brain tumor in children and young people: A matched case-control study from Karachi, Pakistan.
Nida ZahidSyed Ather EnamFaiza UroojRussell Seth MartinsThomas MårtenssonAndreas MårtenssonNaureen MushtaqFaiza KausarMariya MoochhalaMuhammad Nouman MughalSadaf AltafSalman KirmaniNick BrownPublished in: Journal of public health research (2023)
This matched case-control study found novel associations between maternal use of analgesics, paternal use of addictive substances, higher household income, and lower paternal education and Primary Brain Tumors in Children and Young People. Longitudinal multicenter studies will be required to test these associations prospectively.