Pesticide-related symptoms among farm workers in rural Honduras

被引：7

作者：

Cantor, A

Young-Holt, B

机构：

[1] Johns Hopkins Univ, Dept Populat & Family Hlth, Bloomberg Sch Publ Hlth, Baltimore, MD USA

[2] Univ Calif Berkeley, Ctr Family & Community Hlth, Sch Publ Hlth, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH | 2002年 / 8卷 / 01期

关键词：

pesticides; paraquat; Honduras; farm workers; children;

D O I：

10.1179/oeh.2002.8.1.41

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

A survey of 96 families in a rural region of Honduras, conducted in 1998, showed that 80 of these predominantly (95 or 96) farming families used pesticides in their work or at home. Paraquat was used most often, and safety measures were very rarely taken in its use. Seventy-seven families stored pesticide containers in their homes, often within the reach of children. Every worker who used paraquat had at least one symptom potentially related to its use, and the prevalences of childhood disorders in the region are abnormally high compared with national averages.

引用

页码：41 / 45

页数：5

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