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Work-related pesticide poisoning among farmers in two villages of Southern China: a cross-sectional survey
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Author Affiliations
Nationwide Children's Hospital, Southeast University, The Ohio State University, Colorado State University
Published InBMC Public Health
Year2011
Citations103
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Pesticide poisoning is an important health problem among Chinese farm workers, but there is a paucity of pesticide poisoning data from China. Using the WHO standard case definition of a possible acute pesticide poisoning, we investigated the prevalence and risk factors of acute work-related pesticide poisoning among farmers in Southern China. METHODS: A stratified sample of 910 pesticide applicators from two villages in southern China participated in face-to-face interviews. Respondents who self-reported having two or more of a list of sixty-six symptoms within 24 hours after pesticide application were categorized as having suffered acute pesticide poisoning. The association between the composite behavioral risk score and pesticide poisoning were assessed in a multivariate logistic model. RESULTS: A total of 80…
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