ArticleThe international journal of occupational and environmental medicine2019
Pesticide Exposure and Stunting among Children in Agricultural Areas.
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- Altitude of area of residence as a risk factor for stunting in children aged 0-60 months: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Dialogues in health · 2026Review
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- Association between pre- and postnatal exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals and birth and neurodevelopmental outcomes: an extensive review.Clinical and experimental pediatrics · 2024Article
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- Pesticide exposure and related health problems among farmworkers' children: a case-control study in southeast Iran.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2021Article
- Maternal pesticide exposure and child neuro-development among smallholder tomato farmers in the southern corridor of Tanzania.BMC public health · 2021Article
- The importance of food systems and the environment for nutrition.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2021Article
- Pesticide residues in tomato and tomato products marketed in Majmaah province, KSA, and their impact on human health.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2020Article
- The Relationship between Pesticide Exposure and Umbilical Serum IGF-1 Levels and Low-birth Weight: A Case-control Study in Brebes, Indonesia.The international journal of occupational and environmental medicine · 2020Article
- Association of prenatal pesticide exposures with adverse pregnancy outcomes and stunting in rural Bangladesh.Environment international · 2019Article
- Pesticides and human health.Jornal de pediatriaReview
- New insights on the effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals on children.Jornal de pediatriaReview
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Abstract
backgroundThe prevalence of growth disorders among school-aged children in Indonesia is high (30.7%). Pesticides have been massively used in Indonesian agricultural areas.
objectiveTo determine if exposure to pesticides is associated with stunting among children in agricultural areas.
methodsThis case-control study included 160 children (48 cases and 112 controls) aged 8-12 years. Exposure to pesticides was measured based on the history of the exposure since perinatal period, infancy, and childhood of the participants. Stunting was determined as a height for age z-score (HAZ) < ‑2 SD. Other variables measured were levels of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), hemoglobin, zinc, albumin, nutrient adequacy level (energy and protein), and history of infection, low-birth weight (LBW), and mother's height.
resultsThere were no significant difference between the cases and controls in terms of in the baseline characteristics, except for the median IGF-1 level; it was significantly (p<0.001) lower in the cases (66.73 ng/mL) than the controls (112.57 ng/mL). High level of pesticide exposure (p=0.029) and low IGF-1 levels (p<0.001) were significantly associated with stunting. After adjusting for confounding variables, these variables were found to be independent risk factors for stunting in children (aOR 3.90, 95% CI 1.15 to 13.26; and aOR 8.35, 95% CI 3.65 to 19.14, respectively).
conclusionPesticide exposure could be a risk factor for the occurrence of growth disorders in children living in agricultural areas. Necessary actions should be taken to protect children living in agricultural areas from exposure to pesticides.
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