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Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc 2008; 46 (2)

Symptom Prevalence and Pesticide Management 145 on Agricultural Workers

Cortés-Genchi P, Villegas-Arrizón A, Aguilar-Madrid G, Paz-Román MP, Maruris-Reducindo M, Juárez-Pérez CA

Language: Spanish
References: 26
Page: 145-152
PDF size: 118.51 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Introduction: Mexico is a main importers of pesticides in Latin America.
Objective: to describe pesticide symptoms prevalence, use, and management in a group of agricultural workers.
Methods: we carried out a transversal study in 303 agricultural workers laboring in vegetables, grains and flowers fields. We investigated the work history, pesticide management, and pesticide use frequency, as well as exposure-associated symptoms.
Results: mean age was 46 years; 19.5% of workers were illiterate, and mean pesticide use was 15 years. With regard to pesticide application, 17.2% of laborers worked with pesticides from 11:00 a. m. to 3:00 p. m., and 36.4% of them applied pesticides for › 2 h; 29.7% applied pesticides against the wind, while 26.4% applied these with the wind. After applying the pesticides, 37.4% of them bathed after 3 h, 34.5% changed clothes, and 18.8% returned to cultivation some hours later; 23% of workers presented some symptom, the most frequent being cephalea, itchiness, numbness, and perception of burning on skin; this latter proportion was greater in the ≤ 46 years old group
Conclusions: symptom prevalence is in agreement with inappropriate pesticide management; nonetheless, we found no statistically significant association. Our results are lower than other studies, possibly due to lesser exposure, determined by toxicity, pesticide amount utilized, and use and management of chemicals.


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