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Green tobacco sickness among tobacco farmers in southern Brazil

BACKGROUND: Despite being the second largest tobacco producer in the world, Brazil does not have prevalence studies about green tobacco sickness (GTS). METHODS: A cross‐sectional study was carried out on a sample of Brazilian tobacco workers. The sample was described according to socio‐demographic,...

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Autores principales: Fassa, Anaclaudia G., Faria, Neice M.X., Meucci, Rodrigo D., Fiori, Nadia Spada, Miranda, Vanessa Iribarrem, Facchini, Luiz Augusto
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4112803/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24526387
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22307
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author Fassa, Anaclaudia G.
Faria, Neice M.X.
Meucci, Rodrigo D.
Fiori, Nadia Spada
Miranda, Vanessa Iribarrem
Facchini, Luiz Augusto
author_facet Fassa, Anaclaudia G.
Faria, Neice M.X.
Meucci, Rodrigo D.
Fiori, Nadia Spada
Miranda, Vanessa Iribarrem
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description BACKGROUND: Despite being the second largest tobacco producer in the world, Brazil does not have prevalence studies about green tobacco sickness (GTS). METHODS: A cross‐sectional study was carried out on a sample of Brazilian tobacco workers. The sample was described according to socio‐demographic, behavioral, and occupational variables. Gender‐stratified multivariate analyses examined variables associated with GTS. RESULTS: GTS prevalence among men in the previous month was 6.6%, while among women it was 11.9%. Among men, age, being a non‐smoker, hanging tobacco sticks in the barn, harvesting wet leaves, and exposure to physical exertion were risk factors for GTS. Among women, tying hands of tobacco, transporting bales, harvesting wet leaves, having had contact with pesticides, and exposure to physical exertion were positively associated with GTS. CONCLUSION: Research is required to improve methods for GTS screening, as well as the ability to distinguish GTS from pesticide poisoning. Health professionals should be trained to diagnose and treat GTS. Am. J. Ind. Med. 57:726–735, 2014. © 2014 The Authors. American Journal of Industrial Medicine Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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spelling pubmed-41128032014-08-27 Green tobacco sickness among tobacco farmers in southern Brazil Fassa, Anaclaudia G. Faria, Neice M.X. Meucci, Rodrigo D. Fiori, Nadia Spada Miranda, Vanessa Iribarrem Facchini, Luiz Augusto Am J Ind Med Research Articles BACKGROUND: Despite being the second largest tobacco producer in the world, Brazil does not have prevalence studies about green tobacco sickness (GTS). METHODS: A cross‐sectional study was carried out on a sample of Brazilian tobacco workers. The sample was described according to socio‐demographic, behavioral, and occupational variables. Gender‐stratified multivariate analyses examined variables associated with GTS. RESULTS: GTS prevalence among men in the previous month was 6.6%, while among women it was 11.9%. Among men, age, being a non‐smoker, hanging tobacco sticks in the barn, harvesting wet leaves, and exposure to physical exertion were risk factors for GTS. Among women, tying hands of tobacco, transporting bales, harvesting wet leaves, having had contact with pesticides, and exposure to physical exertion were positively associated with GTS. CONCLUSION: Research is required to improve methods for GTS screening, as well as the ability to distinguish GTS from pesticide poisoning. Health professionals should be trained to diagnose and treat GTS. Am. J. Ind. Med. 57:726–735, 2014. © 2014 The Authors. American Journal of Industrial Medicine Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Wiley-Blackwell 2014-02-13 2014-05-06 /pmc/articles/PMC4112803/ /pubmed/24526387 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22307 Text en © 2014 The Authors. American Journal of Industrial Medicine Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Faria, Neice M.X.
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Fiori, Nadia Spada
Miranda, Vanessa Iribarrem
Facchini, Luiz Augusto
Green tobacco sickness among tobacco farmers in southern Brazil
title Green tobacco sickness among tobacco farmers in southern Brazil
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title_fullStr Green tobacco sickness among tobacco farmers in southern Brazil
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title_short Green tobacco sickness among tobacco farmers in southern Brazil
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4112803/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24526387
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22307
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