Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/4173
Title: Interactions between the physical and social environments with adverse pregnancy events related to placental disorders: a scoping review
Authors: Dube, Yolisa Prudence
Nyapwere, Newton
Magee, Laura A.
Vidler, Marianne
Moore, Sophie E.
Barratt, Benjamin
Craik, Rachel
Dadelszen, Peter von
Makanga, Prestige Tatenda
The PRECISE Network
Keywords: placental function
environment
social determinants
Africa
Issue Date: 2020
Publisher: MDPI AG
Series/Report no.: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health;Vol.17;No. 5421
Abstract: Background: Due to different social and physical environments across Africa, understanding how these environments differ in interacting with placental disorders will play an important role in developing effective interventions. Methods: A scoping review was conducted, to identify current knowledge on interactions between the physical and social environment and the incidence of placental disease in Africa. Results: Heavy metals were said to be harmful when environmental concentrations are beyond critical limits. Education level, maternal age, attendance of antenatal care and parity were the most investigated social determinants. Conclusions: More evidence is needed to determine the relationships between the environment and placental function in Africa. The results show that understanding the nature of the relationship between social determinants of health (SDH) and placental health outcomes plays a pivotal role in understanding the risk in the heterogenous communities in Africa.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11408/4173
ISSN: 1660-4601
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