Prevalence of arsenic exposure and skin lesions. A population based survey in Matlab, Bangladesh

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ID11172577
AutoresMd Mizanur Rahman (0000-0002-5161-7487, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, autor correspondente), Mahfuzar Rahman (0000-0002-9049-6737), Marie Vahter (Karolinska Institutet), Mohammad Abdul Wahed (International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research), Nazmul Sohel (0000-0002-0269-4937, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research), Mohammad Yunus (0000-0002-8167-8555, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research), Peter Kim Streatfield (0000-0002-6698-6218, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research), Shams El Arifeen (0000-0002-5372-5932, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research), Abbas Bhuiya (0000-0001-9032-8760, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research), Khalequz Zaman (0000-0001-9987-0388, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research), A Mushtaq R Chowdhury (BRAC), Eva-Charlotte Ekström (Uppsala University), Lars Ake Persson (0000-0003-0710-7954, Uppsala University)
Ano2006
Volume60
Fascículo3
Páginas242-248
Data de publicação2006-03-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Epidemiology and Community Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0143-005X • E-ISSN: 1470-2738
EditoraBMJ (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1136/jech.2005.040212
PMID16476755
PMCIDPMC2465558
OpenAlexW2119322375
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas9
Referências citadas13

Study objective: To assess prevalence of arsenic exposure through drinking water and skin lesions, and their variation by geographical area, age, sex, and socioeconomic conditions. Design, setting, and participants: Skin lesion cases were identified by screening the entire population above 4 years of age (n = 166 934) living in Matlab, a rural area in Bangladesh, during January 2002 and August 2003. The process of case identification involved initial skin examinations in the field, followed by verification by physicians in a clinic, and final confirmation by two independent experts reviewing photographs. The tubewell water arsenic concentrations (n = 13 286) were analysed by atomic absorption spectrometry. Drinking water history since 1970 was obtained for each person. Exposure information was constructed using drinking water histories and data on water arsenic concentrations. Main results: The arsenic concentrations ranged from Conclusions: The result showed sex, age, and socioeconomic differentials in both exposure and skin lesions. Findings clearly showed the urgency of effective arsenic mitigation activities

Arsenic · Arsenic poisoning · Environmental health · Guideline · Pathology · Population · Public health · Skin lesion · Socioeconomic status · Arsenic contamination and mitigation · Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity · Medicine · Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity