Perceptions, Practices, and Mother’s Willingness to Provide Meconium for Use in the Assessment of Environmental Exposures among Children in Mukono and Pallisa Districts, Uganda

Presence of biomarkers or metabolites is assessed in various human biospecimens including meconium in the investigation of exposures to environmental contaminants. This study gathered data on the perceptions and practices of mothers in two rural districts of Uganda concerning meconium and their will...

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Main Authors: John C. Ssempebwa, Geofrey Musinguzi, Simon Peter Sebina Kibira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Advances in Public Health
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5691323