From: “What do you know?”——knowledge among village doctors of lead poisoning in children in rural China
Questions | Rright key | right(%) | wrong(%) | don't know(%) |
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General knowledge | ||||
1. Lead poisoning can be prevented. The key is to keep children from coming in contact with lead | True | 23 | 23 | 54 |
2. No safe blood lead level in children has been identified. Lead exposure can affect nearly every system in the body, | True | 12 | 21 | 67 |
3. Lead exposure often occurs in children with no obvious symptoms | True | 66 | 23 | 11 |
4. Even low lead level in the body can affect a child’s IQ | True | 26 | 47 | 27 |
5. Lead smelters, a battery recycling plant and other industries such as paintingare likely to dismiss lead to environment | True | 88 | 12 | |
6. Children between the ages of 0 and 6 years old are the main victims of lead poisoning, | True | 38 | 18 | 44 |
Exposure | ||||
7. Lead paint is only found in newer decorated houses than in older houses | True | 87 | 5 | 8 |
8. Using lead-containing glazed pottery for cooking in a short time would not increase the risk of lead poisoning in children | False | 20 | 76 | 4 |
9. Furniture refinishing frequently can increase a child’s exposure to lead | True | 88 | 2 | 10 |
10. Children who is usually putting their fingers into the month is easy to get lead poisoned | True | 67 | 8 | 25 |
11. One way for the lead-containing dust is coming from some industries associated with utility lead | True | 92 | 7 | 1 |
12. Parents who smoke in the house can increase the risk of lead poisoning in children | True | 32 | 23 | 45 |
13. Parents who work with lead at their jobs can bring lead home on their hair, shin and clothes | True | 38 | 43 | 19 |
14. Lead can be transferred to the fetus | True | 15 | 56 | 29 |
15. Lead can be transferred to the brain and damage the child’s ability to learn | True | 55 | 16 | 29 |
16. Some traditional popular prescription such as “hongdan”, “zhangdan”, and “huangdan” do not include lead and safety for children | False | 9 | 79 | 12 |
17. Environment contamination with lead is the most widespread source of lead exposure for rural children | True | 74 | 12 | 14 |
18. Using tin pots to cook or drink is another pathway for children to exposure lead | True | 44 | 24 | 32 |
19. Lead poisoning in children may produce some symptoms like hard to pay attention and learn, causing behavior problems and the growth and development slow down | True | 45 | 12 | 43 |
20. Toys and toy jewelry are also the risk factors for children exposure lead | True | 39 | 58 | 3 |
21. Soil and tape water are the risk factors for children exposure lead | True | 27 | 38 | 35 |
Prevention measures | ||||
22. Teaching children washing their hands usually is good for preventing lead poisoning | True | 82 | 10 | 8 |
23. If boiling the tap water lead can be removed | False | 4 | 87 | 9 |
24. If the blood lead level is below 100μg/L, it doesn’t need to treat. Lead can leave the body as children grow up | False | 6 | 91 | 3 |
Nutrition | ||||
25. A small amount of lead is healthy for body because it can stimulate the immune system | False | 12 | 85 | 3 |
26. Look for foods with calcium, iron, and vitamin D. these foods can help keep lead out of the body | True | 78 | 22 | 0 |
27. Fresh fruit is healthy for children avoiding lead poisoning | True | 79 | 21 | |
28. A diet with enough protein helps prevent lead poisoning in children | True | 81 | 6 | 13 |