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Children's health affected by parent's behavioral characteristics: a review

Sung Eun Kim1, Jongin Lee2

  • 1Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.

Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
|August 22, 2023
PubMed

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Parental occupational and environmental exposures can harm children

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Medicine
  • Occupational Health
  • Environmental Health

Background:

  • Children's health is significantly impacted by parental occupational and environmental risk factors.
  • Maternal exposure to toxins during pregnancy poses risks to fetal development.
  • Home environments can contain toxic agents detrimental to child health.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review childhood diseases linked to parental occupational and behavioral traits.
  • To highlight the importance of parental occupational risks and home environment factors in pediatric health.
  • To introduce directed acyclic graphs for analyzing multifactorial influences on children's health.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review focusing on diseases in children related to parental occupational and behavioral characteristics.
  • Discussion of toxic agents in the home environment and their effects on children.
  • Introduction of directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) as a tool for controlling confounding variables in research.

Main Results:

  • Parental long working hours, smoking, and exposure to home-based toxic materials are key risk factors for childhood diseases.
  • The Korean Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act was amended in 2023 to include compensation for children's health issues stemming from parental occupational risks.
  • Maternal exposure during pregnancy can lead to adverse fetal outcomes.

Conclusions:

  • Interdisciplinary collaboration between pediatric, occupational, and environmental medicine is crucial for preventing environmentally linked childhood diseases.
  • Addressing parental occupational and behavioral factors, alongside home environment toxins, is essential for protecting child health.
  • Policy changes, like the Korean act, acknowledge and aim to mitigate the impact of parental occupational risks on children's health.

Keywords:
Environmental toxicologyOccupational medicinePublic healthWorkers’ compensation

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