ArticleBMC pharmacology & toxicology2019
Burden of paraquat poisoning in the department of Antioquia, Colombia.
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- Paraquat at 63-the story of a controversial herbicide and its regulations: It is time to put people and public health first when regulating paraquat.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Accidental and intentional poisonings in Colombia (2015-2023): Social and territorial inequalities affecting public health.Toxicology reports · 2026Article
- Environmental Xenobiotics and Epigenetic Modifications: Implications for Human Health and Disease.Journal of xenobiotics · 2025Review
- Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics related to the final condition of patients intoxicated by paraquat in a hospital in southwestern ColombiaBiomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud · 2022Observational
- Use of low-molecular-weight heparin in severe paraquat poisoning: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2020Article
- Disability-adjusted life years for respiratory syncytial virus in children under 2 years.BMC public health · 2020Article
- Carvacrol andIranian journal of basic medical sciences · 2020Article
- Social and economic variables related with Paraquat self-poisoning: an ecological study.BMC public health · 2020Article
- Curcumin relieves paraquat‑induced lung injury through inhibiting the thioredoxin interacting protein/NLR pyrin domain containing 3‑mediated inflammatory pathway.Molecular medicine reports · 2019Article
- Comparison of four pharmacological strategies aimed to prevent the lung inflammation and paraquat-induced alveolar damage.BMC research notes · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundParaquat (PQ) poisoning is a public health problem in many regions of Colombia. This study aimed to estimate the burden of PQ poisoning in the Department of Antioquia, Colombia.
methodsDisability-adjusted life year (DALYs) were calculated as the sum of years of life lost (YLL) and years of life lived with disability (YLD) due to paraquat poisoning in Antioquia; a bootstrapped method with 1000 iterations was used to estimate each statistical parameter using the package DALY calculator in R. For this instance, the annual incidence of paraquat poisoning was obtained from the reported surveillance data according to regional Government.
resultsFrom 2010 to 2016, 3299 DALYs were estimated in the department of Antioquia for PQ intoxication, with a rate of 53.4 DALYs per 100,000 inhabitants. The majority of the DALYs (2852 DALYs) were generated for men ranging from 15 to 44 years old.
conclusionThe rate of DALYs reported here is higher than that reported by all chemical poisonings. Better strategies to regulate and restrict the market of this dangerous products are required in Colombia.
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