ArticleEnvironmental health insights2017
Prevalence, Circumstances, and Management of Acute Pesticide Poisoning in Hospitals in Kampala City, Uganda.
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- Worldwide unintentional acute pesticide poisonings: reassessing the occupational and non-occupational burden.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- The global distribution of acute unintentional pesticide poisoning: estimations based on a systematic review.BMC public health · 2020Pooled it
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- Independent risk factors for clinically significant acute poisoning in children presenting to the emergency department: a 4-year cohort study of 2,345 cases.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Reduced Pseudocholinesterase Levels Are Associated With Alterations in Lipid Biomarkers and Liver Enzymes Among Ghanaian Male Cocoa Farmers Using Organophosphate Pesticides.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2026Article
- Knowledge, attitude, and factors associated with household chemical safety practices among caregivers of children in Kampala, Uganda.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- L-carnitine: A novel approach in management of acute cholinesterase inhibitor insecticide poisoning.Toxicology research · 2024Article
- Acute pesticide poisoning in the central part of Iran: A 4-year cross-sectional study.SAGE open medicine · 2023Article
- Doctors experiences on the quality of care for pesticide poisoning patients in hospitals in Kampala, Uganda: a qualitative exploration using donabedian's model.BMC health services research · 2020Article
- Towards a Multidisciplinary Approach to Improve Cattle Health and Production in Uganda.Vaccines · 2019Article
- Fatal cases associated with eating chapatti contaminated with organophosphate in Tororo District, Eastern Uganda, 2015: case series.BMC public health · 2019Article
- Environmental Health Research in Africa: Important Progress and Promising Opportunities.Frontiers in genetics · 2019Review
- Acute oral toxicity of pesticide combination (acephate 50% and imidacloprid 1.8% as active ingredients) in Sprague-Dawley rats.Veterinary world · 2018Article
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Abstract
This study was aimed at assessing prevalence, circumstance, and management of acute pesticide poisoning in hospitals in Kampala. It was a retrospective cross-sectional study that involved reviewing of 739 poisoning patient records from 5 hospitals in Kampala. Of the 739 patients, 212 were due to pesticide poisoning resulting in a prevalence of 28.8%. About 91.4% (191/210) of the cases were due to organophosphate poisoning, 63.3% (133/210) were intentional, and 98.1% (206/210) were exposed through ingestion. Diagnosis was majorly based on poisoning history 91.2% (187/205), and clinical features such as airways, breathing, and circulation examination 48.0% (95/198); nausea and vomiting 42.9% (91/212); muscle weakness 29.7% (63/212); excessive salivation 23.1% (49/212); and confusion 20.3% (43/212). More than half of the patients admitted were treated using atropine 52.3% (113/212). The prevalence of acute pesticide poisoning was high with most managed based on physical and clinical examination.
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