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Tytuł:
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Health Symptoms Associated with Pesticides Exposure among Flower and Onion Pesticide Applicators in Arusha Region.
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Autorzy:
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Mwabulambo SG; Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health and Social Sciences, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, TZ.
Mrema EJ; Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health and Social Sciences, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, TZ.
Ngowi AV; Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health and Social Sciences, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, TZ.
Mamuya S; Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health and Social Sciences, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, TZ.
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Źródło:
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Annals of global health [Ann Glob Health] 2018 Aug 31; Vol. 84 (3), pp. 369-379. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Aug 31.
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Typ publikacji:
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Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Język:
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English
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Imprint Name(s):
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Publication: 2018- : London : Ubiquity Press
Original Publication: Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier Inc., [2014]-
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MeSH Terms:
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Agricultural Workers' Diseases/*chemically induced
Nervous System Diseases/*chemically induced
Occupational Exposure/*adverse effects
Pesticides/*toxicity
Adolescent ; Adult ; Agricultural Workers' Diseases/diagnosis ; Agricultural Workers' Diseases/epidemiology ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Flowers ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Nervous System Diseases/diagnosis ; Nervous System Diseases/epidemiology ; Occupational Exposure/analysis ; Occupational Exposure/statistics & numerical data ; Onions ; Organophosphates/analysis ; Organophosphates/toxicity ; Pesticides/analysis ; Tanzania/epidemiology ; Young Adult
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Substance Nomenclature:
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0 (Organophosphates)
0 (Pesticides)
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Entry Date(s):
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Date Created: 20190306 Date Completed: 20191105 Latest Revision: 20231014
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Update Code:
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20240105
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PubMed Central ID:
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PMC6748213
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DOI:
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10.29024/aogh.2303
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PMID:
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30835378
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Introduction: Pesticides are extensively used in agriculture to control harmful pests and prevent crop yield losses or product damage. In Tanzania several studies have been conducted on health effects of pesticides on agricultural workers. However, there are few studies on neurological health symptoms associated with pesticide exposure in flower and onion farms.
Objective: The objective of this cross-sectional study was to assess health symptoms associated with pesticide exposure among flower and onion pesticide applicators in the Arusha region, Tanzania.
Methods: Data on demographic variables and health symptoms associated with pesticide exposure were collected from 140 males who were employed in spraying pesticides on flower and onion farms in Arusha, Meru and Karatu districts between April and May 2017. The study participants were interviewed using a structured questionnaire with questions focusing sociodemographic characteristics, occupation, pesticide exposure, common type of pesticide used in the area and neurological symptoms experienced during and after pesticide spraying. To determine the intensity of pesticide exposure, acetylcholinesterase assay was done by using the Test-mate Model 400 device with a photometric sensor.
Results: Ninety-five percent of pesticide applicators reported handling organophosphate pesticides. Body weakness was the most frequently reported neurological symptom (57.1%) followed by perspiration and headache (40.7%), poor appetite and depression (29.3%) and irritation (26.4%). About 27% of pesticide applicators had an acetylcholinesterase level below the limit value.
Conclusion: A high proportion of neurological health symptoms and cholinesterase test depression was noted among pesticide applicators in both farms. There is a need to conduct further studies to ascertain causality for such high instances of neurological symptoms.
Competing Interests: The authors have no competing interests to declare.
(© 2018 The Author(s). This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.)
