Occupational risks associated with the use of pesticides in the green belt of Córdoba, Argentina

Franchini, Carlos Germán ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8243-4483, Butinof, Mariana, Blanco, Marcelo Patricio, Machado, Ana Lía, Fernández, Ricardo Antonio and Díaz, María del Pilar (2016) Occupational risks associated with the use of pesticides in the green belt of Córdoba, Argentina. Acta Toxicológica Argentina, 24 (1). pp. 58-67. ISSN 0327-9286

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Resumen

Horticulture is an activity with high occupational risk and few studies have addressed this problem in Argentina. We studied groups of horticultural workers in the Green Belt of Córdoba City (GBCC) (Argentina) and identified some determinants of occupational accidents caused by the use of pesticides. An observational study was conducted, examining demographic, productive and labor issues in 101 workers. A Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA) enabled distribution and covariance patterns to be visualized and typologies of individuals to be established. Logistic regression models were used to identify occupational accidents with pesticides. The MCA identified the more vulnerable groups: those using backpacks to apply pesticides, those who sprayed a great variety of pesticides, those working in small production units, and those living in their place of work. Accidents caused by the use of pesticides were associated with subjects who handle a large number of pesticides and work in small establishments. Determining factors for the occurrence of accidents were found to be higher levels of education (OR 4.23; p =0.046), the greater number of pesticides used (OR 5.44; p=0.013) and lower PPE level (OR 4.92; p= 0.021). This characterization identifies features of vulnerability to pesticide exposure in certain groups of horticulturists as well as determinants of accidents with pesticides.

Tipo de documento:	Artículo
Palabras clave:	Accidentes. Trabajadores agrícolas. Plaguicidas. Riesgo.
Temas:	R Medicina > RA Aspectos públicos de la medicina > RA0421 Salud pública. Higiene. Medicina Preventiva R Medicina > RZ Otros sistemas de la medicina
Unidad académica:	Universidad Católica de Córdoba > Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud
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URI:	http://pa.bibdigital.ucc.edu.ar/id/eprint/960

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