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Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde
versión impresa ISSN 1679-4974versión On-line ISSN 2237-9622
Resumen
FREITAS, Amanda Brito de y GARIBOTTI, Vanda. Characterization of notifications of exogenous pesticide poisoning in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 2011-2018. Epidemiol. Serv. Saúde [online]. 2020, vol.29, n.5, e2020061. Epub 19-Nov-2020. ISSN 1679-4974. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1679-49742020000500009.
Objective:
To describe the profile of exogenous pesticide poisoning notifications in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, from 2011 to 2018.
Methods:
This was a descriptive study of data retrieved from the Notifiable Health Conditions Information System. Sociodemographic, clinical and pesticide-related variables were included and presented in absolute and relative frequencies.
Results:
3,122 suspected cases of exogenous pesticide poisoning were reported. The main toxic agent was pesticide for agricultural use (60%). Spraying (42%) and dilution (18%) proved to be the activities with greatest pesticide exposure. Most pesticide poisoning occurred at home (59%), and accidental contamination (40%) was the main cause of poisoning. Most poisoning was of the acute single kind (82%) and clinical evaluation (61%) was the criterion most used for diagnosis.
Conclusion:
Most of records of exogenous pesticide poisoning in Rio Grande do Sul were related to its agricultural production model.
Palabras clave : Agrochemicals; Poisoning; Epidemiology, Descriptive; Information Systems.