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Epidemiology - Systematic review of the arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh

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Epidemiology - Systematic review of the arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh

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2EPIDEMIOLOGYTitleSystematic review of the arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh Introduction:(a)Evidence on topicIn Bangladesh arsenic poisoning through groundwater is the major public healthissue In this country approximately half of the 7-11 million hand pumped tube-wells,supply ground water with arsenic concentration greater than the 50 microgram/L,.It is more than the maximum level of the arsenic allowed in drinking waterAccording to world report, it is estimated that around 80% (19.3 million) of thepeople in Bangladesh are affected by arsenicpoisoning. The report highlights thatit is the neglected issue even decades after the identification of the issue Every one in ten has the probability of developing cancer in Bangladesh and therisk is also found in people of West Bengal, India Elevated concentrations of Arsenic in vegetables, garden soil, and daily intake ofArsenic from other vegetables was observed. It indicated potential health riskswhen compared with the FAO/WHO values of metals What motivated this review?The issue was found to be neglected even after it was identified decades ago. Further,there are no systematic reviews on this topic although there are many researchers who have
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3EPIDEMIOLOGYexplored this topic. Personal interest to learn the changes in arsenic poisoning levels, healthissues, and public responses motivated this review. Methods: (a)Search strategyThe data sources that are chosen for this systematic review are Google scholar, CINAHL,PubMed, Medline and web of sciences. In all the five electronic databases, articles that arepublished within 2010-2017, were considered. The time period was chosen to get latest updatesin last seven years. Additional searches include websites for collecting recent information. The main search terms used for this purpose are – “arsenic” or “poisoning” or“Bangladesh”. Subsequent search includes arsenic* or poisoning and health problems, cancerrisk, effected people etc.(b)inclusion/exclusion criteriaArticles containing the terms arsenic poisoning or contamination in Bangladeshwere considered. Arsenic poisoning in any other countries were excluded. Articlesdealing with arsenic and other trace elements such as phosphate were excluded Studies published in languages other than English were excludedFactors effecting the variability of arsenic in groundwater was excludedDifferent sources of arsenic pinioning was considered such as rice, vegetablesand other dietary components were considered
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