Pesticides poisoning in a health macro-region in Santa Catarina, Brazil, from 2014 to 2018
Vigil Sanit Debate, Rio de Janeiro, 2023, v.11: e02133 | Published on: 9/05/2023
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https://doi.org/10.22239/2317-269x.02133Keywords:
Pesticides;, Poisoning, Public Health, Information SystemsAbstract
Introduction: Increasing human exposure to pesticides is an international public health concern. Objective: To evaluate the toxic effects of pesticides on humans based on data collected in the administrative health macro-region of Vale do Itajaí, Brazil, from 2014 to 2018. Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study was developed, using secondary data from national health information systems, focusing on notifiable diseases, mortality, and hospital admission. Results: The results showed that the profile of exogenous pesticide poisoning has a predominance of male adults, with low education level, exposed to agricultural pesticides, with acute single exposure, where most cases occurred at home and were cured without sequelae. There was also observed a predominance of poisoning due to accidental and non-work-related circumstances that confirms the suspicions of the quality of filling in the notifications. The harmful effects of handling agrochemicals on human health were mainly manifested in the digestive, respiratory, and neurological systems. Conclusions: In view of the extreme vulnerability faced by the population of Vale do Itajaí health macro-region to diseases and injuries associated with the use of pesticides, as well as the Brazilian population as a whole, it was concluded that regulatory guidelines and more restrictive legislation is urgently demanded.
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Fernanda Bet, Departamento de Engenharia Civil/ Sanitária, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Ibirama, SC, Brasil
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Angela Maria Blatt Ortiga, Departamento de Engenharia Civil/ Sanitária, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Ibirama, SC, Brasil
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Maria Pilar Serbent, Departamento de Engenharia Civil/ Sanitária, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Ibirama, SC, Brasil / Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Química, Facultad Regional Córdoba, Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (CITeQ-UTN-CONICET), Córdoba, Argentina
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Santiago Rodríguez López, Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios sobre Cultura y Sociedad, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas y Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (CIECS, CONICET y UNC), Córdoba, Argentina / Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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Gabriel Eduardo Schütz, Instituto de Estudos em Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
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