ArticleToxics2017
A Pilot Study in Cameroon to Understand Safe Uses of Pesticides in Agriculture, Risk Factors for Farmers' Exposure and Management of Accidental Cases.
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- 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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- Harvester perceptions of pesticide impacts on snail collection along Cameroon's Atlantic coast.PloS one · 2026Article
- Current pesticide suicide surveillance methods used across the African continent: a scoping review.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Pesticide Residues in Fruits and Vegetables from Cape Verde: A Multi-Year Monitoring and Dietary Risk Assessment Study.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The Effect of Liquids Activated by Plasma Generated with a Microwave Plasmatron and High-Frequency Glow Discharge on Cotton Plant Development.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Sublethal Effects of Cameroon Field-Used Pesticides on Growth and Organ Health inJournal of toxicology · 2025Article
- Susceptibility profile of Anopheles and target site resistance mechanism against organophosphates in Cameroon.PloS one · 2025Article
- Situational analysis of pesticide poisoning and perceptions of autoinjector devices in rural communities in Sri Lanka - a study protocol.Global health action · 2024Article
- Dietary risk assessment of drinking water and fish from cultivated wetlands of Ndop.Journal of water and health · 2024Article
- Impact of pesticides exposure on Archachatina marginata snails in four Cameroon monomodal rainforest sites.PloS one · 2024Article
- An Evaluation of a Pesticide Training Program to Reduce Pesticide Exposure and Enhance Safety among Female Farmworkers in Nan, Thailand.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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- What drives the pesticide user practices among farmers in tropical regions? A case study in Sri Lanka.Environmental monitoring and assessment · 2021Article
- Contamination of Foods from Cameroon with Residues of 20 Halogenated Pesticides, and Health Risk of Adult Human Dietary Exposure.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Mixture of Organophosphates Chronic Exposure and Pancreatic Dysregulations in Two Different Population Samples.Frontiers in public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
Chemical pesticides are widely used in Cameroon for agricultural production. In 2015, more than 600 pesticide products were approved for use in various foodstuffs. Much misuse of these chemicals by farmers has been documented in rural and urban settings. This pilot study aims to contribute to the improvement of the health of the population and the environmental preservation by identifying pesticide-poisoning cases, the most incriminated products and critical risk factors of exposure. Questionnaires were administered to pesticide vendors, farmers and health personnel, and observations made on farmers' practices at their work places. From July to September 2016, 24 villages from five sites, representing the most important agricultural production areas of the five agro-ecological zones of Cameroon, were visited. In total, 519 people were interviewed: 412 farmers, 69 pesticide vendors and 38 health personnel. A total of 180 pesticide formulations out of 610 registered in 2015 were said to be used by farmers. In the 38 health centers visited, 56 cases of pesticide poisonings and intoxications were reported between 2011 and 2016. Paraquat-, glyphosate-, cypermethrin- and metalaxyl-formulated pesticides were the most incriminated. In total, 78% of poisoning cases were accidental, 12% suicide attempts, 4% criminal. Entry of pesticide products from neighboring countries needs to be better regulated, and the quality of pesticides sold on the market should be monitored periodically. Empty pesticide containers should be recuperated from smallholder farmers. Authorities should set up a harmonized pesticide-poisoning management procedure, and create a toxico-vigilance system for surveillance cases and preventive actions.
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