1.Risk factors for children s blood lead levels in one city of Jiangsu
XU Ning, YU Chuanchuan, LYU Xifang, DING Zhen, SUN Hong, WU Kang, ZHANG Yuqing, WANG Qiang
Chinese Journal of School Health 2021;42(9):1293-1296
Objective:
To understand the level and risk factor of lead exposure among children in one city of Jiangsu.
Methods:
In northern Jiangsu Province, 373 children from 2 primary schools were enrolled and were tested for blood lead and heavy metal exposure. Lead exposure was tested in household dust of 46 children. A multivariate Logistic regression was used for lead exposure risk analysis. Spatial distribution of lead contamination in household dust was conducted and compared with the location of industrial enterprises.
Results:
The geometric mean of blood lead in 373 children was 25.80 mg/L,the blood lead of 3 children (0.8%) was more than 100 mg/L. Pencil biting ( OR=4.26, 95%CI=1.61-10.68, P <0.05) and lead contamination in surrounding environment ( OR=2.93, 95%CI=1.24-7.34, P =0.02) was positively related to high blood lead level in children. The geometric mean household dust lead concentrations in 46 children was 302.27 μg/mg, and household with high dust lead levels were mainly located around manufacturing enterprises.
Conclusion
Environmental factors correlate with blood lead level in children. Efficient strategies and public health policies are urgently needed to control and prevent environmental lead pollution. Families and schools should actively carry out health education to engourage children good hygiene habits, and effectively reduce lead exposure.
2.Current status of knowledge, attitude and practice of nurses in Thoracic Surgery Department on thoracic drainage tube nursing after pneumonectomy
Saisai LIU ; Hui YANG ; Chuanchuan YU ; Jingru CHEN ; Ruiyun CHEN ; Xiuxia LYU
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2021;27(26):3540-3546
Objective:To explore the current status and influencing factors of knowledge, attitude and practice of nurses in Thoracic Surgery Department on thoracic drainage tube nursing after pneumonectomy, aiming to provide a basis for the training of clinical thoracic surgery specialist nursing personnel.Methods:Using the convenient sampling method, a total of 319 nurses in Henan Province were selected as research objects from August 13 to November 13, 2020, and self-designed questionnaire on knowledge, attitude and practice of thoracic drainage tube nursing after pneumonectomy was used to investigate. A total of 319 questionnaires were issued and 300 valid questionnaires were returned, with an effective recovery rate of 94.04%.Results:The total score of knowledge, attitude and practice of 300 Thoracic Surgery Department nurses on thoracic drainage tube nursing after pneumonectomy and scores of knowledge, attitude and behavior dimensions were respectively (72.09±6.65) , (7.96±2.51) , (26.04±2.24) and (38.09±4.78) . The results of multiple linear regression analysis showed that main influencing factors of nursing knowledge of Thoracic Surgery Department nurses on thoracic drainage tube after pneumonectomy were education level, professional title and position ( P<0.05) . The influential factor of attitude was working years ( P<0.05) . The influencing factors of behavior were knowledge, attitude, position and whether participated a thoracic drainage training or not ( P<0.05) . The influencing factor of total score of knowledge, attitude and practice was professional title ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:Thoracic Surgery Department nurses have a positive attitude towards thoracic drainage tube nursing after pneumonectomy, but their knowledge and behavior level need to be improved. Nursing leaders should carry out thoracic drainage tube nursing training according to the different characteristics of nurses. At the same time, they need to encourage nurses to actively learn new knowledge and constantly update their own knowledge system, so as to change nursing behavior and improve the quality of thoracic surgery.