Potential health risk assessment of toxic metals contamination in clay eaten as pica (geophagia) among pregnant women of Ho in the Volta Region of Ghana.
Nii Korley KorteiAlice Koryo-DabrahPapa Toah AkonorNana Yaw Barimah ManaphraimAyim-Akonor MatildaNathaniel Owusu BoadiEdward Ken EssumanClement Okraku TetteyPublished in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2020)
There is the likelihood of posing adverse health problems when clay samples obtained from Anfoega which is sited in the Volta region of Ghana is consumed due to the fact that the HQ's of these elemental minerals were > 1 which points to high content of Manganese (Mn) and Nickel (Ni). It is also likely to cause adverse health problems in an individual's life time since THQ for Arsenic, Lead and Nickel were above 1. Ultimately, the cumulative effect of these toxicants were exceedingly great (≤ 15) which implied a high level of unsafety associated with this clay. Per the results from this study, it is not safe for pregnant women to consume clay as pica since these toxic elements may cause detrimental effects on the foetus of the unborn child.
Keyphrases
- mental health
- health risk assessment
- drinking water
- heavy metals
- human health
- pregnant women
- healthcare
- public health
- risk assessment
- metal organic framework
- health risk
- oxide nanoparticles
- health information
- reduced graphene oxide
- health promotion
- signaling pathway
- room temperature
- pi k akt
- transition metal
- pregnancy outcomes