de Souza Andressa, Medeiros Afonso Dos Reis, de Souza Ana Cláudia, Wink Márcia, Siqueira Ionara Rodrigues, Ferreira Maria Beatriz Cardoso, Fernandes Luciana, Loayza Hidalgo Maria Paz, Torres Iraci Lucena da Silva
Centro Universitário Univates.
Cien Saude Colet. 2011 Aug;16(8):3519-28. doi: 10.1590/s1413-81232011000900020.
The scope of this cross-sectional study was to assess a possible link between contact with pesticides and the prevalence of chronic disease in the rural population in the south of Brazil. Three municipalities were randomly chosen. The sample selected was recruited over three months (2005) and was composed of 298 subjects of both sexes, between 18 and 65 years of age, who frequented public or private pharmacies for the purchase of medication. Data obtained by means of structured interviews revealed that 68.4% of those interviewed worked in rural activities, and 74.8% of these were members of families working in agriculture with contact with pesticides. The average age was 51+16.5 years of age for the interviewees with contact with pesticides and 50+17.9 years for those without contact. The sample was composed of 36.2% of men, and 57.7% of the individuals had more than four years of education. Direct or indirect contact with pesticides was associated with the report of several diseases, with neurological and oral diseases being the most prevalent. There was a link with painful conditions and individuals with contact with pesticides reported twice as many diseases. The data corroborate the literature and draw attention to the need for promoting measures to protect the health of the rural population.
这项横断面研究的范围是评估巴西南部农村人口接触农药与慢性病患病率之间可能存在的联系。随机选择了三个市镇。2005年，在三个月的时间里招募了研究样本，样本由298名年龄在18至65岁之间、因购买药物而经常光顾公共或私人药房的男女组成。通过结构化访谈获得的数据显示，68.4%的受访者从事农村活动，其中74.8%是从事农业且接触农药的家庭的成员。接触农药的受访者平均年龄为51±16.5岁，未接触农药的受访者平均年龄为50±17.9岁。样本中男性占36.2%，57.7%的人接受过四年以上教育。与农药的直接或间接接触与多种疾病的报告有关，其中神经系统疾病和口腔疾病最为普遍。接触农药与疼痛状况有关，接触农药的人报告的疾病数量是其他人的两倍。这些数据证实了文献研究结果，并提醒人们需要采取促进措施来保护农村人口的健康。
