Basso A, Soleo L, Labellarte G, Poli L D, Candilio G, Mariani G, Ambrosi L
Istituto di Medicina del lavoro, Università degli studi Bari.
G Ital Med Lav. 1988 Jul-Sep;10(4-5):155-64.
A health survey on morbidity and accidents was carried out on a population of 970 farmers in the district of Bari working in 6 different agricultural sectors. Data were gathered through a CNR-based (National Research Council) questionnaire administered by two occupation specialists. Results showed, first of all, that fertilizers are used in all agricultural sectors, while antiparasitic agents and herbicides are used in different ways according to the kind of culture. Horticulture is the sector where pesticides are more widely used as it is an intensive culture and has many cultivation cycles during the agricultural year. Interviewed subjects referred different pathologies, in particular arthrosis of spinal cord and limbs paresthesia. No significant direct association was observed between these pathologies and the sectors considered. Arthrosis of spinal cord seems to be related to exposure duration as it is well known that agricultural work implies unfavourable postures and exposure to adverse climatic conditions which favour the degeneration processes causing arthrosis. 19.5% of cases showed eczema. As far as accidents are concerned the situation is worrisome both for the frequency of accidents and the seriousness of lesions. This survey showed the need to investigate thoroughly the etiology of limbs paresthesia, eczema and accidents of farmers.
对巴里地区从事6个不同农业领域的970名农民进行了发病率和事故方面的健康调查。数据通过由两名职业专家管理的基于国家研究委员会（CNR）的问卷收集。结果首先表明，所有农业领域都使用化肥，而抗寄生虫剂和除草剂的使用方式因作物种类而异。园艺业是农药使用最广泛的领域，因为它是集约型作物，在农业年度有许多种植周期。受访对象提及了不同的病症，特别是脊髓关节病和肢体感觉异常。在这些病症与所考虑的领域之间未观察到显著的直接关联。脊髓关节病似乎与接触时长有关，因为众所周知，农业工作意味着不良姿势以及暴露于不利的气候条件下，这会促进导致关节病的退化过程。19.5%的病例表现出湿疹。就事故而言，事故发生频率和损伤严重程度的情况都令人担忧。这项调查表明有必要深入研究农民肢体感觉异常、湿疹和事故的病因。
