Studies on pregnancy delivery and child development scenario in ground water contaminated area of India

2021 Fiscal Year Research-status Report

• Project/Area Number: 20KK0222
• Research Institution: University of Miyazaki
• Principal Investigator: マドゥエスタ ハリシャクマール 宮崎大学, 医学部, 助教 (00543951)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 村岡 純輔 宮崎大学, 医学部, 助教 (20894265) ; 澤田 浩武 宮崎大学, 医学部, 教授 (40332895) ; 柳 裕哉 宮崎大学, 医学部, 特別助教 (70888106) ; 古川 誠志 宮崎大学, 医学部, 准教授 (10347073) [Withdrawn]
• Project Period (FY): 2020-10-27 – 2025-03-31
• Keywords: water pollution / pregnancy / child birth / health

Outline of Annual Research Achievements

A separate laboratory was constructed in Nitte University and some basic instruments were installed to run the normal test and analysis of the human samples. Study conducted from doctors of K S Hegde Medical college, Nitte University, Mangaluru. Health A total of 250 pregnant women are screened from April 2021 till May 2022 in Mangaluru district area covering 75-kilometer area. Majority of the house hold consumed well water (65 %) and 22% population borewell and rest semi processed municipal water. Sample size population consists of 48 % Hindus, 47 % Muslims and 3 % Christians with standard age ranging from 25 to 40 years with maximum women as house wife. During survey 91% women showed good appetite condition with poor family income, however, 38% women are above poverty condition.98% of survey samples are non-vegetarians with maximum (60%) of high school education. Previous pregnancy pattern showed without nay miscarriage. 9% of the pregnant women exposed to pesticides. 94 % of the women displayed the normal blood pressure with .140 glucose challenge. 93% of them showed the normal Thyroid stimulating hormone level. Microbiological analysis of the 100 water samples from the different villages were conducted.

Current Status of Research Progress

3: Progress in research has been slightly delayed.

Reason

Due to corona lock downs at hospitals and travel restriction

Strategy for Future Research Activity

「インド地下水汚染地域における妊娠、出産および小児の発育・発達に関する研究」課題番号：20KK0222”,というタイトルのプロジェクトの3年目2022-2023年の間に
ウドゥピとカサラゴッドの妊婦健診を継続する予定です。詳細な健康診断や相談を実施する予定です。環境ホットスポットの水質および微生物学的分析を実施します。この調査目的のために、より多くの技術スタッフを任命する予定です。ウドゥピ、マンガロール、カサラゴッド地区で村レベルの健康キャンプを実施し、健康意識向上プログラムを実施する予定です。宮崎大学からプロジェクトの研究者と支援スタッフがNITTE大学を訪問し、二者間会議を行い、患者調査の監督を行い、そしてNITTE大学に新設されたプロジェクトラボを訪問する予定です。すでに調査され選ばれた妊婦の出産パターンは、NITTE大学病院で実施される予定です

Causes of Carryover

Other members could not travel due to corona pandemic. The remianing money will be utilised once travel restrictions over by next year.