Abstract: Background: Lead exposure is a significant public health concern; it is estimated to have accounted for 0.90 million deaths from long-term effects and 21.7 million disability-adjusted lives, 82% of these lead related deaths occur in low and middle-income countries. Aim: The aim of the present study was to assess workers knowledge and attitude about lead poisoning in paints factories in Khartoum state. Materials and Methods:A descriptive cross-sectional survey was carried out from 23 June 2022 to 25 July 2022. Convenience sampling method was adopted to select 122subjects; Data were collected through structured interview questionnaire and analyzed by using a statistical package for social sciences (SPSS version 24.0.0)......
Keywords: Paints'Factories, workers' Knowledge, workers' attitude, lead poisoning.
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