Kwadwo Boakye, Ayodeji Iyanda, Emmanuel Asante, Joseph Oppong
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Abstract
Artificial light at night (ALAN) is a growing environmental issue associated with adverse health consequences, but the association with low birth weight remains unknown. We aim to explore associations between outdoor ALAN and low birth weight across 7,808 census tracts in California. We use data from the California Communities Environmental Health Screening Tool (CalEnviroScreen) at the census tract level. VIIRS Nighttime Day/Night Band Composites Version 1 dataset within the Google Earth Engine platform was used to assess outdoor ALAN. Multivariable linear regression was used to analyze the data. Our findings showed that an interquartile range increase in outdoor ALAN resulted in an increase of 0.42% (95% CI: 0.37, 0.46) in low birth weight rate on average, after adjusting for all potential covariates. The results demonstrate a significant association between outdoor ALAN and low birth weight. These associations remained consistent in sensitivity analyses.
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International Journal of Environmental Health Research ( IJEHR ) is devoted to the rapid publication of research in environmental health, acting as a link between the diverse research communities and practitioners in environmental health. Published articles encompass original research papers, technical notes and review articles. IJEHR publishes articles on all aspects of the interaction between the environment and human health. This interaction can broadly be divided into three areas: the natural environment and health – health implications and monitoring of air, water and soil pollutants and pollution and health improvements and air, water and soil quality standards; the built environment and health – occupational health and safety, exposure limits, monitoring and control of pollutants in the workplace, and standards of health; and communicable diseases – disease spread, control and prevention, food hygiene and control, and health aspects of rodents and insects. IJEHR is published in association with the International Federation of Environmental Health and includes news from the Federation of international meetings, courses and environmental health issues.
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