Egypt
In Egypt , PLF partners are working to end childhood lead poisoning by 2040.
Current estimates
93
%
Proportion of children with blood lead levels > 5micro-g/dL (<20 years)
Source:
Global Burden of Disease
44,010,100
Number of children with bll > 5 ug/dL
4
Intellectual Loss
25
%
Proportion of children with blood lead levels > 10micro-g/dL (<20 years)
Source:
Global Burden of Disease
11,703,900
Number of children with bll > 10 ug/dL
Studies
| Title Sort descending | Country | Link to Abstract | Region/City | Sample Size | Adult or Child | Sex | Background or Elevated Exposure Group | Arithmetic Mean (µg/dL) | SD (µg/dL) | Geometric Mean (µg/dL) | GSD (µg/dL) | Median (µg/dL) | IQR Low (µg/dL) | IQR High (µg/dL) | Subject Age | Type of Blood Draw | Analysis Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test Study – Lead Exposure QA | Afghanistan, Albania, France, Libya, Egypt | https://example.com/abstract | Kabul | -50 | Adult | Male | Elevated | 5.20 | -1.00 | 5.00 | 1.30 | 4.80 | 10.00 | 2.00 | 6-11 years | Venous | ICP-MS |
| Test Study – Lead Exposure QA - Cloned | Afghanistan, Albania, France, Libya, Egypt | https://example.com/abstract | Kabul | -50 | Adult | Male | Elevated | 5.20 | -1.00 | 5.00 | 1.30 | 4.80 | 10.00 | 2.00 | 6-11 years | Venous | ICP-MS |
| Test Study – Lead Exposure QA - Cloned - Cloned | Afghanistan, Albania, France, Libya, Egypt | https://example.com/abstract | Kabul | -50 | Adult | Male | Elevated | 5.20 | -1.00 | 5.00 | 1.30 | 4.80 | 10.00 | 2.00 | 6-11 years | Venous | ICP-MS |
| Test Study – Lead Exposure QA - Cloned - Cloned | Afghanistan, Albania, France, Libya, Egypt | https://example.com/abstract | Kabul | -50 | Adult | Male | Elevated | 5.20 | -1.00 | 5.00 | 1.30 | 4.80 | 10.00 | 2.00 | 6-11 years | Venous | ICP-MS |