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Occupational pesticide intoxications among farmers in Bolivia: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Pesticide use and its consequences are of concern in Bolivia due to an intensive and increasing use. METHODS: To assess the magnitude and reasons for occupational pesticide intoxication, a cross-sectional study with interviews and blood-tests was performed among 201 volunteer farmers fro...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1464129/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16630337 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-069X-5-10 |
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author | Jørs, Erik Morant, Rafael Cervantes Aguilar, Guido Condarco Huici, Omar Lander, Flemming Bælum, Jesper Konradsen, Flemming |
author_facet | Jørs, Erik Morant, Rafael Cervantes Aguilar, Guido Condarco Huici, Omar Lander, Flemming Bælum, Jesper Konradsen, Flemming |
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description | BACKGROUND: Pesticide use and its consequences are of concern in Bolivia due to an intensive and increasing use. METHODS: To assess the magnitude and reasons for occupational pesticide intoxication, a cross-sectional study with interviews and blood-tests was performed among 201 volunteer farmers from 48 villages in the temperate and subtropical valleys in the eastern part of the Andes Mountains in Bolivia. Of these 171 male farmers using pesticides in their agricultural production were used in the statistical analysis, including linear- and logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: This study documented a frequent use of the most toxic pesticides among farmers who have had almost no instructions in how to use pesticides and protect themselves against the dangers of intoxication, reflected in the hazardous practices used when handling pesticides. Symptoms of intoxications were common in connection with spraying operations. The risk of experiencing symptoms and the serum cholinesterase activity were influenced by whether or not organophosphates were used and the number of times sprayed. The experience of symptoms was moreover influenced by the hygienic and personal protective measures taken during spraying operations while this had no influence on the serum cholinesterase level. CONCLUSION: The study showed that occupational pesticide intoxications were common among farmers and did depend on multiple factors. Pesticide use is probably one of the largest toxicological problems in Bolivia, and a coordinated action by authorities, society and international bodies is needed to limit the number of intoxications and the environmental pollution. |
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spelling | pubmed-14641292006-05-23 Occupational pesticide intoxications among farmers in Bolivia: a cross-sectional study Jørs, Erik Morant, Rafael Cervantes Aguilar, Guido Condarco Huici, Omar Lander, Flemming Bælum, Jesper Konradsen, Flemming Environ Health Research BACKGROUND: Pesticide use and its consequences are of concern in Bolivia due to an intensive and increasing use. METHODS: To assess the magnitude and reasons for occupational pesticide intoxication, a cross-sectional study with interviews and blood-tests was performed among 201 volunteer farmers from 48 villages in the temperate and subtropical valleys in the eastern part of the Andes Mountains in Bolivia. Of these 171 male farmers using pesticides in their agricultural production were used in the statistical analysis, including linear- and logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: This study documented a frequent use of the most toxic pesticides among farmers who have had almost no instructions in how to use pesticides and protect themselves against the dangers of intoxication, reflected in the hazardous practices used when handling pesticides. Symptoms of intoxications were common in connection with spraying operations. The risk of experiencing symptoms and the serum cholinesterase activity were influenced by whether or not organophosphates were used and the number of times sprayed. The experience of symptoms was moreover influenced by the hygienic and personal protective measures taken during spraying operations while this had no influence on the serum cholinesterase level. CONCLUSION: The study showed that occupational pesticide intoxications were common among farmers and did depend on multiple factors. Pesticide use is probably one of the largest toxicological problems in Bolivia, and a coordinated action by authorities, society and international bodies is needed to limit the number of intoxications and the environmental pollution. BioMed Central 2006-04-21 /pmc/articles/PMC1464129/ /pubmed/16630337 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-069X-5-10 Text en Copyright © 2006 Jørs et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License ( (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0) ), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Jørs, Erik Morant, Rafael Cervantes Aguilar, Guido Condarco Huici, Omar Lander, Flemming Bælum, Jesper Konradsen, Flemming Occupational pesticide intoxications among farmers in Bolivia: a cross-sectional study |
title | Occupational pesticide intoxications among farmers in Bolivia: a cross-sectional study |
title_full | Occupational pesticide intoxications among farmers in Bolivia: a cross-sectional study |
title_fullStr | Occupational pesticide intoxications among farmers in Bolivia: a cross-sectional study |
title_full_unstemmed | Occupational pesticide intoxications among farmers in Bolivia: a cross-sectional study |
title_short | Occupational pesticide intoxications among farmers in Bolivia: a cross-sectional study |
title_sort | occupational pesticide intoxications among farmers in bolivia: a cross-sectional study |
topic | Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1464129/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16630337 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-069X-5-10 |
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