Estimating underreported pesticide poisonings in Nicaragua

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• Personal Author:
  Daniel W ; Keifer, Max ; McConnell R ; Pacheco AF ; Rosenstock, Linda
• Description:
  In order to estimate the degree of underreporting of pesticide poisonings in Nicaragua, a cross sectional survey of agricultural workers was conducted. Interviews were conducted with 633 workers concerning pesticide use, poisonings, and symptoms. A poisoning was considered verified if the worker listed at least three symptoms commonly associated with pesticide poisoning. Of the participants, 48% reported at least one poisoning in their lifetime and 11% reported a poisoning in the past month. Poisoning was more common among male pesticide users than among female users. Children under 17 years of age reported more pesticide poisonings in the past year than all other age groups combined. Of the chemicals which caused poisoning, organophosphates were most frequently reported. A significant relationship between seeking medical attention and reporting at least three symptoms was observed. Only eight of the 23 workers who reported a verified poisoning within the past month were listed in the Regional Pesticide Poisoning Registry. Thus, an underreporting estimate of 65% was established. Despite the limitations of self reporting, the authors conclude that significantly more pesticide poisonings occur in Nicaragua than are officially registered. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Agriculture Epidemiology Health Surveys Insecticides Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Organophosphates Safety Sex Characteristics Surveys And Questionnaires

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• Keywords:
  Age-groups Agricultural-chemicals Agricultural-workers Health-survey Humans Medical-treatment NIOSH-Author Occupational-exposure Organo-phosphorus-pesticides Sex-factors
• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  195-201
• Volume:
  30
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00233634
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 1996 Aug; 30(2):195-201
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1996
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b5fb48cede5c33be32e6f35a19386b77695b08b94bffb179b8cf8dd4aa0358a15ace9f20288206498b0f3cbc174998abd04d875fb0b048538de2a2f665d2c904
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/204646/cdc_204646_DS1.pdf
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