Maternal perceptions of lead poisoning in children with normal and elevated lead levels
| Autor: | Judy K. Whitwell, James B. Besunder, Roberta L. Anderson, Scott A. Snyder |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
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Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Mothers Severity of Illness Index Elevated blood Lead poisoning Risk Factors Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Lead (electronics) Ohio business.industry Infant medicine.disease Pediatric Nursing Lead Poisoning Cross-Sectional Studies Lead Case-Control Studies Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Normal blood Female Educational Measurement business Attitude to Health |
| Zdroj: | Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse AssociatesPractitioners. 13(2) |
| ISSN: | 0891-5245 |
| Popis: | Introduction: The purpose of this study was to examine mothers' perceptions of the severity and susceptibility of their children to lead poisoning and to determine if a correlation existed between mothers' knowledge of lead poisoning and their children's blood lead levels. It was thought that mothers of children with lead poisoning (lead levels ≥10 μg/dL) would score lower on a test of their perceptions and knowledge of lead poisoning than would mothers of children with normal lead levels (lead levels ≤9 μg/dL). Method: A cross-sectional study comparing scores of a questionnaire completed by mothers whose children had elevated blood lead levels and mothers whose children had normal blood lead levels was conducted. Results: No difference was found in the median test score between the 2 groups. For the correct responses on a question-by-question comparison, significant differences existed between groups; however, the percentage of correct responses was not always greater for the mothers of children with normal blood lead levels. Discussion: Mothers' perceptions and knowledge of lead poisoning were not associated with their children's blood lead levels. |
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