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Potential health risk assessment of toxic metals contamination in clay eaten as pica (geophagia) among pregnant women of Ho in the Volta Region of Ghana.
Kortei NK, Koryo-Dabrah A, Akonor PT, Manaphraim NYB, Ayim-Akonor M, Boadi NO, Essuman EK, Tettey C. Kortei NK, et al. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2020 Mar 14;20(1):160. doi: 10.1186/s12884-020-02857-4. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2020. PMID: 32169034 Free PMC article.
INTRODUCTION: Geophagia although pleasurable and somewhat a necessity among pregnant women, also comes along with its own attendant problems such as exposure to potentially hazardous substances like bacteria, fungi, helminthes and ova, radioactive materials, and toxic elem …
INTRODUCTION: Geophagia although pleasurable and somewhat a necessity among pregnant women, also comes along with its own attendant p …
Geophagia in Turkey: iron and zinc deficiency, iron and zinc absorption studies and response to treatment with zinc in geophagia cases.
Cavdar AO, Arcasoy A, Cin S, Babacan E, Gözdasoğlu S. Cavdar AO, et al. Prog Clin Biol Res. 1983;129:71-97. Prog Clin Biol Res. 1983. PMID: 6657708
A brief summary of the research carried out on the problem of geophagia is reported in this paper. Geophagia was a common finding among Turkish children and women in villages, associated with severe iron deficiency anemia in addition to zinc depletion. The syndrome …
A brief summary of the research carried out on the problem of geophagia is reported in this paper. Geophagia was a common find …
Soil ingestion by humans: a review of history, data, and etiology with application to risk assessment of radioactively contaminated soil.
Simon SL. Simon SL. Health Phys. 1998 Jun;74(6):647-72. doi: 10.1097/00004032-199806000-00003. Health Phys. 1998. PMID: 9600298 Review.
In particular, reports of geophagia are relatively common for the life stages of adolescence and periods of growth, and during pregnancy and lactation. Geophagia also appears to be relatively common among indigenous peoples on all continents, sometimes taking place …
In particular, reports of geophagia are relatively common for the life stages of adolescence and periods of growth, and during pregna …
Toxocarosis in children: poor hygiene habits and contact with dogs is related to longer treatment.
Kroten A, Toczylowski K, Oldak E, Sulik A. Kroten A, et al. Parasitol Res. 2018 May;117(5):1513-1519. doi: 10.1007/s00436-018-5833-7. Epub 2018 Mar 20. Parasitol Res. 2018. PMID: 29557502 Free PMC article.
The analysis of possible causes of prolonged treatment revealed that significant risk factors were geophagia [odds ratio (OR), 6.3; 95% confidence interval (95% CI), 1.8-21.8; p < 0.01] and daily contact with a dog [OR, 5.9; 95% CI, 1.3-27.3, p < 0.05]. ...
The analysis of possible causes of prolonged treatment revealed that significant risk factors were geophagia [odds ratio (OR), 6.3; 9 …