| Document ID (ISN) | 109926 |
| CIS number |
09-882 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1351-0711 - Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
2009 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Corriols M., Marín J., Berroteran J., Lozano L.M., Lundberg I. |
| Title |
Incidence of acute poisonings in Nicaragua: A public health concern |
| Bibliographic information |
Mar. 2009, Vol.66, No.3, p.205-210. 39 ref. |
| Abstract |
The objective of this study was to estimate the cumulative incidence rate of acute pesticide poisoning in the year 2000 among Nicaraguan subjects over 15 years of age. Data on pesticide exposure and health effects were assessed in a nationally representative survey. Based on self-reported cases, one-year incidence rate and the number of expected cases of acute pesticide poisonings in Nicaragua were estimated. Among the 3169 survey respondents, 72 persons who self-reported one episode of acute pesticide poisoning in 2000 were identified. Of these, 65 cases (90%) were related to occupational exposure, five (7%) to domestic exposure and two (3%) to intentional exposure. The highest rate was found among males in rural areas, particularly among farmers and agricultural workers. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
pesticide poisoning; frequency rates; agriculture; Nicaragua |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
subjective assessment; acute poisoning; sex-linked differences; questionnaire survey; survey |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Nicaragua; Sweden |
| Subject(s) |
Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Agriculture
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