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. 2024 Jun;132(6):64002.
doi: 10.1289/EHP15126. Epub 2024 Jun 25.

PERHLs of Wisdom: Environmental Reproductive Health Literacy and Phthalates

Wendee Nicole

PERHLs of Wisdom: Environmental Reproductive Health Literacy and Phthalates

Wendee Nicole. Environ Health Perspect. 2024 Jun.

Abstract

Most tools that measure environmental health literacy are broad in nature. Researchers have now developed a tool specific to phthalate awareness and behaviors as they relate to reproductive health.

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A pregnant person in silhouette stands alongside the words: Phthalate and Reproductive Environmental Health Literacy. Awareness of phthalate reproductive health impacts. Protective behavior/risk control. Uncertainty. Regulatory interest. General phthalate knowledge. Awareness of phthalate exposure pathways.
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A pregnant person in silhouette stands alongside the words: Phthalates and Environmental Reproductive Health Literacy. Awareness of phthalate reproductive health impacts. Protective behavior/risk control. Uncertainty. Regulatory interest. General phthalate knowledge. Awareness of phthalate exposure pathways
The new PERHL scale scores six factors to assess how well a person may understand reproductive health implications of phthalate exposures. Image: EHP.
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