Afghanistan

In Afghanistan , PLF partners are working to end childhood lead poisoning by 2040.
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Current estimates

96
%

Proportion of children with blood lead levels > 5micro-g/dL (<20 years)

Source:
Global Burden of Disease
, 2023
19,624,600

Number of children with bll > 5 ug/dL

4

Intellectual Loss

35
%

Proportion of children with blood lead levels > 10micro-g/dL (<20 years)

Source:
Global Burden of Disease
, 2023
7,170,460

Number of children with bll > 10 ug/dL

Studies

Adult or Child
Sex
Background or Elevated Exposure Group
Title 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
Automation-Add New Study NEW 2 Afghanistan https://google.com Automation City 120 Adult Male Background 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 10 Venous 11
Lorem Afghanistan https://google.com Automation City 20 Adult Male Background 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 10 Venous 1.5
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
test v1 Afghanistan https://google.com Automation City 20 Adult Male Background 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 10 Venous 11
Your Donation Platform Should Fund Your Mission, Not Your Vendor Afghanistan, Africa, Africa Eastern and Southern, Africa Western and Central /events-and-resources/stories/we-no-longer-use-torches-deliver-babies Automation City 21 Child Male Background 16 Venous test
Your Donation Platform Should Fund Your Mission, Not Your Vendor - Cloned Afghanistan, Africa, Africa Eastern and Southern, Africa Western and Central /events-and-resources/stories/we-no-longer-use-torches-deliver-babies Automation City 21 Child Male Background 16 Venous test
Your Donation Platform Should Fund Your Mission, Not Your Vendor - Cloned Afghanistan, Africa, Africa Eastern and Southern, Africa Western and Central /events-and-resources/stories/we-no-longer-use-torches-deliver-babies Automation City 21 Child Male Background 16 Venous test