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<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"> <p> <strong>Participants' knowledge about lead exposure in Ibadan, Nigeria 2004</strong> </p> </td> </tr><tr><td align="left">Domain<br></td> <td align="left">Responses<br></td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td colspan="2"> <hr></td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td align="left">Common Responses<br></td> <td align="left">Less Common Responses<br></td> </tr><tr><td colspan="3"> <hr></td> </tr><tr><td align="left">What comes to your mind when you hear the word lead? What do you think it is?<br></td> <td align="left">• Lead is a metal • Lead is used for soldering • Lead is a mineral resource<br></td> <td align="left">• Lead is used to make cooking pots • Lead is used to write • It is mixed with local soap for bathing • Lead is used to make batteries • Lead is poisonous<br></td> </tr><tr><td align="left">Where can lead be found? What do you think it is?<br></td> <td align="left">• It can be found in battery(automobile and domestic)<br></td> <td align="left">• Lead is pencil • Lead is a heavy metal • It can be found in cosmetics • It can be found in soil • It can be found in pencils • It can be found in the quarries • It can be found with welders • It can be found in electric stove and cookers • It can be found in fuel • It can be found in cooking pots • It can be found in chemical products • It can be found in local herbs<br></td> </tr><tr><td align="left">What risks do you think is associated with exposure to lead?<br></td> <td align="left">• It is poisonous<br> • It can cause cancer<br></td> <td align="left">• It is dangerous to health<br> • It can shorten life span<br> • It can cause asthma<br> • It can cause cough<br> • It affects the eyes<br> • It affects the chest<br></td> </tr><tr><td align="left">What do you think of when you hear the word lead poisoning?<br></td> <td align="left">• Death<br> • Harm<br> • Danger to health<br></td> <td align="left">• Disability<br> • Lumps, burns and cancer<br> • Blindness<br> • Apollo<br> • Retards physical growth<br> • Reduces children's intelligence<br></td> </tr><tr><td align="left">Where do you think we can be exposed to lead?<br></td> <td align="left">• Fuel<br> • Pipe borne water<br> • Pencil •<br></td> <td align="left">• Soil<br> • Plates<br> • Tinned food<br> • Bathing soap<br> • Exhaust from industries<br></td> </tr><tr><td align="left">What other words have similar meaning to lead?<br></td> <td align="left">• Metals<br></td> <td align="left">•<br></td> </tr><tr><td align="left">What benefits can we derive from lead?<br></td> <td align="left">• Used to manufacture car battery<br></td> <td align="left">• To make electrical accessories<br> • Tinkering<br></td> </tr><tr><td align="left">Are there any reasons why we might not be concerned about lead in our environment?<br></td> <td align="left">• Ignorance<br></td> <td align="left">•<br></td> </tr><tr><td align="left">Where can we get information about lead?<br></td> <td align="left">• Battery manufacturers<br> • Welders<br> • Battery Repairers<br></td> <td align="left">• Internet<br> • Villages<br> • Libraries<br></td> </tr><tr><td colspan="3"> <hr></td> </tr></tbody></table>
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