ABSTRACT
Earlier we reported in 2019 that higher mortalities in young adults who were exposed to higher arsenic through drinking water. Widespread arsenic contamination in underground water is a well-documented public health concern that threatens millions of lives worldwide. In other word, Bangladesh belongs to low-middle income country (LIMC) and poverty is still high in Bangladesh. One in five individuals are living below the national poverty line. In other word, Poverty, often linked to chronic diseases, is a multi-dimensional phenomenon. Although it is evident that high levels (> 300 µg/L) of arsenic exposure from drinking water are related to adverse health outcomes, health effects of arsenic exposure at low-to-moderate levels (10–300 µg/L) are not well understood. Since poorer people living in the rural areas have limited access to safe drinking water and had to rely on the tubewell water which is the point of arsenic commination in humans. Therefore, research is warranted to understand the additional sufferings of the poor segment of the society due to chronic high level arsenic exposure. Given the complex scenario, we investigated if poverty dynamic plays a role in young adult deaths in Bangladesh.
