Soares Wagner, Almeida Renan Moritz V R, Moro Sueli
Centro de Desenvolvimento e Planejamento Regional, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, 30170-120, Brasil.
Cad Saude Publica. 2003 Jul-Aug;19(4):1117-27. doi: 10.1590/s0102-311x2003000400033. Epub 2003 Sep 8.
This paper aimed to characterize the rural work process in nine counties in Minas Gerais State, considering socio-demographic indicators, the land tenure structure of farm operations, and work practices related to pesticide use and poisoning Data were obtained through the Jorge Duprat Figueiredo Foundation for Workers' Safety and Occupational Medicine, which applied a questionnaire to 1,064 rural workers from 1991 to 2000. Through a logistic regression, risk factors associated with pesticide poisoning were obtained for the carbamate and organophosphate groups. Some 50% of interviewees displayed at least moderate pesticide toxicity. Risk factors for pesticide poisoning were: last contact with pesticides less than two weeks before the blood cholinesterase test; no use of personal protective equipment by workers applying pesticides; having received instructions from the pesticide salesperson; report of carbamates/organophosphates as the main pesticides used; and working in the counties of Te foli Otoni, Guidoval, or Piraúba. The results emphasize the high level of health risk associated with pesticide use among these rural workers.
本文旨在描述米纳斯吉拉斯州九个县的农村工作流程，考虑社会人口统计学指标、农场经营的土地所有制结构以及与农药使用和中毒相关的工作实践。数据通过若热·杜普拉特·菲格雷多工人安全与职业医学基金会获得，该基金会在1991年至2000年期间对1064名农村工人进行了问卷调查。通过逻辑回归分析，得出了氨基甲酸酯类和有机磷类农药中毒的相关危险因素。约50%的受访者至少表现出中度农药中毒症状。农药中毒的危险因素包括：血液胆碱酯酶检测前不到两周内最后一次接触农药；施用农药的工人未使用个人防护设备；接受过农药销售人员的指导；报告氨基甲酸酯类/有机磷类为主要使用的农药；以及在特福利奥托尼、吉多瓦尔或皮劳巴等县工作。研究结果强调了这些农村工人中与农药使用相关的高健康风险水平。
