Investigation and analysis of neonate deformity in water arsenic exposure areas / 中华预防医学杂志
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine
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(12): 93-95, 2008.
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em Chinês
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the level and feature of neonate deformity in water arsenic exposure areas, as to finding out an evidence for the study and prevention of the arsenic exposure.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The birth situation of neonate was surveyed from 1998 to 2004 in water arsenic exposure areas according to cross-sectional survey. The results were classified in accordance with ICD-10 and common surveillance of china. The population of Shanyin County served as the common people and the data were analyzed by SPSS 11.5 for windows.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The neonates surveyed were 2467 cases. There were 49 neonates deformity found in this investigation, giving a neonate deformity rate of 198.62 per 10,000 cases, which was shown significantly higher in water arsenic exposure areas than in the normal (U = 3.23, P < 0.01), with types of nervous system deformity, limbs deformity and congenital heart disease as in system classification. There was no significant difference of deformity rate in different sex neonates (chi2 = 0.32, P > 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The drinking high-arsenic water over a long period of time should be a risk factor of neonate deformity. Prevention and treatment of endemic arsenic exposure should be urgently needed.</p>
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Assunto principal:
Arsênio
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Anormalidades Congênitas
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Poluentes Químicos da Água
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Abastecimento de Água
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Água
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Epidemiologia
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Estudos Transversais
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Intoxicação por Arsênico
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Exposição Ambiental
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Recém-Nascido
Idioma:
Chinês
Revista:
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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