LEAD POISONING CHILDREN'S PREVENTION PRACTICE OF PEPLE IN ONE VILLAGE IN BAC NINH PROVINCE

Nguyễn Đức Sơn1,, Nguyễn Thu Hà1
1 National Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health

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Objectives: to evaluate about lead poisoning prevention practices for children of people in a craft village of Bac Ninh province. Methods: 212 subjects (165 caregivers and 47 children (10-14 years old)) were observed and evaluated for lead-contamination prevention measures for children. Results: 49.1% of people with good practice in preventing lead poisoning for children (Remind children about prevention of lead poisoning in their family; prevention of lead poisoning for children while taking care of children; correct practices in the use ofeEthnic medicine for children; correct practices for people who have been exposed to lead in the workplace and living with children). Conclusion: people in a craft village in Bac Ninh province have a number of practitioners that have achieved lead poisoning prevention for children, but they are still limited.

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