Respiratory Condition of Family Farmers Exposed to Pesticides in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Autor: Fredi Alexander Diaz-Quijano, Thais Mauad, Rejane C. Marques, Rafael Junqueira Buralli, Luís Fernando Amato-Lourenço, Renata S. Leão, Helena Ribeiro, Daniele Santos Silva, Jean Remy Davée Guimarães, João Marcos Salge
Rok vydání: 2018
Předmět:
Spirometry
Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
cholinesterase
Health
Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Respiratory Tract Diseases
spirometry
rural workers
family farmers
lcsh:Medicine
Rural Health
010501 environmental sciences
01 natural sciences
Article
medicine_pharmacology_other
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Environmental health
Occupational Exposure
parasitic diseases
medicine
Prevalence
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Respiratory system
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Farmers
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Public health
lcsh:R
Public Health
Environmental and Occupational Health
respiratory symptoms
food and beverages
pesticides
Pesticide
ESTUDOS TRANSVERSAIS
Middle Aged
Agricultural Workers' Diseases
Female
Chest tightness
business
Brazil
Zdroj: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Repositório Institucional da USP (Biblioteca Digital da Produção Intelectual)
Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
instacron:USP
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 15, Iss 6, p 1203 (2018)
Volume 15
Issue 6
ISSN: 1660-4601
Popis: Pesticide exposure is a growing public health concern. Although Brazil is the world&rsquo
s largest consumer of pesticides, only a few studies have addressed the health effects among farmers. This study aimed to evaluate whether pesticide exposure is associated with respiratory outcomes among rural workers and relatives in Brazil during the crop and off-seasons. Family farmers (82) were interviewed about occupational history and respiratory symptoms, and cholinesterase tests were conducted in the crop-season. Spirometry was performed during the crop and off-season. Respiratory outcomes were compared between seasons and multiple regressions analysis were conducted to search for associations with exposure indicators. Participants were occupationally and environmentally exposed to multiple pesticides from an early age. During the crop and off-season, respectively, they presented a prevalence of 40% and 30.7% for cough, 30.7% and 24% for nasal allergies, and 24% and 17.3% for chest tightness. Significant associations between spirometry impairments and exposure indicators were found both during the crop and off-season. These findings provide complementary evidence about the association of pesticide exposure with adverse respiratory effects among family farmers in Brazil. This situation requires special attention as it may increase the risk of pulmonary dysfunctions, and the morbidity and mortality burden associated with these diseases.
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