[A case-control study on the risk factors of work-related acute pesticide poisoning among farmers from Jiangsu province].
OBJECTIVE
To explore the risk factors on cases regarding work-related acute pesticide poisoning among farmers of Jiangsu province.


METHODS
A population-based, 1:2 matched case-control study was carried out, with 121 patients as case-group paired by 242 persons with same gender, district and age less then difference of 3 years, as controls. Cases were the ones who had suffered from work-related acute pesticide poisoning. A unified questionnaire was used. Data base was established by EpiData 3.1, and SPSS 16.0 was used for both data single factor and multi-conditional logistics regression analysis.


RESULTS
Results from the single factor logistic regression analysis showed that the related risk factors were: lack of safety guidance, lack of readable labels before praying pesticides, no regression during application, using hand to wipe sweat, using leaking knapsack, body contaminated during application and continuing to work when feeling ill after the contact of pesticides. Results from multi-conditional logistic regression analysis indicated that the lack of safety guidance (OR=2.25, 95%CI: 1.35-3.74), no readable labels before praying pesticides (OR=1.95, 95%CI: 1.19-3.18), wiping the sweat by hand during application (OR=1.97, 95%CI: 1.20-3.24) and using leaking knapsack during application (OR=1.82, 95%CI:1.10-3.01) were risk factors for the occurrence of work-related acute pesticide poisoning.


CONCLUSIONS
The lack of safety guidance, no readable labels before praying pesticides, wiping the sweat by hand or using leaking knapsack during application were correlated to the occurrence of work-related acute pesticide poisoning.
Southeast University Injury Prevention Research Institute/School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China.
Zhi-bin
ZB
Tu
Meng-jing
MJ
Cui
Hong-yan
HY
Yao
Guo-qing
GQ
Hu
Hui-yun
HY
Xiang
Lorann
L
Stallones
Xu-jun
XJ
Zhang
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000383:Agriculture; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010575:Pesticides / Q000506:poisoning*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population
D010575:Pesticides