Spontaneous abortion in spouses of greenhouse workers exposed to pesticides

Autor:	Laura Lauria, Irene Figà-Talamanca, G. Petrelli, Alberto Mantovani
Rok vydání:	2003
Předmět:	Gynecology medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Greenhouse General Medicine Pesticide Abortion Paternal Exposure Spouse Environmental health medicine Original Article Occupational exposure business
Zdroj:	Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine. 8:77-81
ISSN:	1347-4715 1342-078X
Popis:	The aim of this study was to explore the association between exposure to specific pesticides (including endocrine disrupters) of greenhouse workers and spontaneous abortion in their spouses.A group of exposed workers was compared with a non-exposed group. The risk of spontaneous abortion was evaluated using a logistic regression model.A significantly higher rate of spontaneous abortion was observed among spouses of workers exposed to specific compounds (atrazine, benomyl-carbendazim, carbaryl and DDT) in comparison with spouses of the unexposed group. The logistic regression model confirmed the increased risk of spontaneous abortion (OR=11.8; 95% CI 2.3-59.6).These findings suggest that occupational exposure to pesticides might have an adverse effect on the partner's reproductive health.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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