@article{fdi:010066647,
  title = {{E}levated blood lead levels in infants and mothers in {B}enin and potential sources of exposure},
  author = {{B}odeau-{L}ivinec, {F}. and {G}lorennec, {P}. and {C}ot, {M}ichel and {D}umas, {P}. and {D}urand, {S}. and {M}assougbodji, {A}. and {A}yotte, {P}. and {L}e {B}ot, {B}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{L}ead in childhood is well known to be associated with poor neurodevelopment. {A}s part of a study on maternal anemia and offspring neurodevelopment, we analyzed blood lead level ({BLL}) with no prior knowledge of lead exposure in 225 mothers and 685 offspring 1 to 2 years old from {A}llada, a semi-rural area in {B}enin, sub-{S}aharan {A}frica, between {M}ay 2011 and {M}ay 2013. {B}lood samples were analyzed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. {E}nvironmental assessments in households and isotopic ratio measurements were performed for eight children with {BLL} > 100 µg/{L}. {H}igh lead levels ({BLL} > 50 µg/{L}) were found in 44% of mothers and 58% of children. {T}he median {BLL} was 55.1 (interquartile range 39.2-85.0) and 46.6 (36.5-60.1) µg/{L}, respectively. {M}aternal {BLL} was associated with offspring's consumption of piped water and animals killed by ammunition. {C}hildren's {BLL} was associated with presence of paint chips in the house and consumption of animals killed by ammunition. {I}n this population, with 98% of children still breastfed, children's {BLL} was highly associated with maternal {BLL} on multivariate analyses. {E}nvironmental measures and isotopic ratios supported these findings. {O}ffspring may be highly exposed to lead in utero and probably via breastfeeding in addition to lead paint exposure.},
  keywords = {{BENIN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{I}nternational {J}ournal of {E}nvironmental {R}esearch and {P}ublic {H}ealth},
  volume = {13},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {316 [14 ]},
  ISSN = {1660-4601},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.3390/ijerph13030316},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066647},
}