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. 2022 May 6;19(9):5645.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph19095645.
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- 1 School of Global Public Health, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA.
- 2 Tandon School of Engineering, New York University, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA.
- 3 Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Grossman School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY 10016, USA.
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Andrea L Deierlein et al.
Int J Environ Res Public Health.
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. 2022 May 6;19(9):5645.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph19095645.
Affiliations
- 1 School of Global Public Health, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA.
- 2 Tandon School of Engineering, New York University, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA.
- 3 Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Grossman School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY 10016, USA.
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Abstract
This study examined product use among pregnant women and new mothers in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic (July 2020-June 2021). Women reported use of personal care and household cleaning products within the previous month, changes in antibacterial product use, receipt of healthcare provider advice, and opinions on environmental chemicals (n = 320). On average, women used 15 personal care products and 7 household cleaning products. Non-Hispanic Black women used nearly two more personal care products; non-Hispanic Black women, those with a college degree, and essential workers used 1-3 more household cleaning products. Women who were Hispanic or reported their race and ethnicity as Other were two times more likely to use antibacterial personal care products. Non-Hispanic Black, Hispanic, and women who reported their race and ethnicity as Other were 1.5 times more likely to increase antibacterial product use during the pandemic. Nearly all women agreed that environmental chemicals pose health risks and are impossible to avoid, while less than one quarter received advice regarding product use. Product use is a modifiable source of chemical exposures. Results from this study suggest that women may have increased their product use during the pandemic. Healthcare providers may use the current focus on health hygiene to promote discussion and assessment of environmental chemical exposures with patients.
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COVID-19; environmental chemicals; household cleaning products; personal care products.
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