Acute pesticide-related illnesses among working youths, 1988-1999

被引：23

作者：

Calvert, GM

Mehler, LN

Rosales, R

Baum, L

Thomsen, C

Male, D

Shafey, O

Das, R

Lackovic, M

Arvizu, E

机构：

[1] NIOSH, Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Div Surveillance Hazard Evaluat & Field Studi, Cincinnati, OH 45226 USA

[2] Calif Environm Protect Agcy, Dept Pesticide Regulat, Sacramento, CA USA

[3] Texas Dept Hlth, Dept Environm Epidemiol & Toxicol, Austin, TX 78756 USA

[4] Washington State Dept Hlth, Off Environm Hlth & Safety, Olympia, WA USA

[5] Oregon Dept Human Serv, Off Dis Prevent & Epidemiol, Portland, OR USA

[6] Amer Canc Soc, Dept Epidemiol & Surveillance Res, Atlanta, GA USA

[7] Calif Dept Hlth Serv, Occupat Hlth Branch, Oakland, CA USA

[8] Arizona Dept Hlth Serv, Phoenix, AZ 85007 USA

[9] Louisiana Dept Hlth & Hosp, New Orleans, LA USA

来源：

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH | 2003年 / 93卷 / 04期

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D O I：

10.2105/AJPH.93.4.605

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

Objectives. The goal of this study was to describe acute occupational pesticide-related illnesses among youths and to provide prevention recommendations. Methods. Survey data from 8 states and from poison control center data were analyzed. Illness incidence rates and incidence rate ratios were calculated. Results. A total of 531 youths were identified with acute occupational pesticide-related illnesses. Insecticides were responsible for most of these illnesses (68%), most of which were of minor severity (79%). The average annual incidence rate among youths aged 15 to 17 years was 20.4 per billion hours worked, and the incidence rate ratio among youths vs adults was 1.71 (95% confidence interval= 1.53, 1.91). Conclusions. The present findings suggest the need for greater efforts to prevent acute occupational pesticide-related illnesses among adolescents.

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页码：605 / 610

页数：6

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