title: A pilot study of symptoms of neurotoxicity and injury among adolescent farmworkers in Starr County, Texas.
abstract: Little is known regarding the relationship between neurotoxicity symptoms and injury, particularly among adolescent farmworkers. This pilot study utilized logistic regression to analyze injury prevalence in relation to self-reported symptoms of neurotoxicity among adolescent farmworkers along the US-Mexico border in Texas. Respondents reporting at least five symptoms had 8.75 (95% CI, 1.89-40.54) times the prevalence of injury compared with those reporting zero or one symptom. Significant associations were observed for six items: trouble remembering things, family noticing memory loss, making notes, irritated for no reason, heart pounding, and tingling. This pilot study suggests a relationship between symptoms of neurotoxicity and injury among adolescent farmworkers, supporting the need for more rigorous investigations.
authors.affiliation: Division of Epidemiology and Disease Control, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX 77030, USA. k_michelle98@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Kristina W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Whitworth
authors.forename: Eva M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Shipp
authors.forename: Sharon P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: Deborah J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Del Junco
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016573:Agrochemicals / Q000633:toxicity*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020258:Neurotoxicity Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D016573:Agrochemicals