WIC Participation and Blood Lead Levels among Children 1-5 Years: 2007-2014.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The CDC recommends a targeted strategy for childhood blood lead screening based on participation in federal programs, such as Medicaid and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Yet, there is scarcity of data on blood lead levels (BLLs) among WIC participants.

Objective

Our objective was to investigate whether children participating in WIC and not enrolled in Medicaid, who have not been targeted in the historical Medicaid-focused screening strategy, have higher BLLs than children in neither of these programs.

Methods

The analysis included 3,180 children 1-5 y of age in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys conducted in 2007-2014. Log-binomial regression, which allows direct estimation of prevalence

SUBMITTER: Aoki Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6084832 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature