ArticleRevista brasileira de medicina do trabalho : publicacao oficial da Associacao Nacional de Medicina do Trabalho-ANAMT2019
Hearing screening and cholinesterase activity among rural workers exposed to pesticides.
Article in Revista brasileira de medicina do trabalho : publicacao oficial da Associacao Nacional de Medicina do Trabalho-ANAMT, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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- Health Effects of Pesticide Exposure in Latin American and the Caribbean Populations: A Scoping Review.Environmental health perspectives · 2022Article
- Impact of Pesticides on Human Health in the Last Six Years in Brazil.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundAgricultural activities and exposure to pesticides increase the risk of hearing loss and might reduce cholinesterase activity.
objectiveTo describe and analyze the correlation between hearing screening and plasma and erythrocyte cholinesterase activity relative to rural workers exposed to pesticides.
methodsCross-sectional, quantitative, descriptive and explanatory study conducted with 71 rural workers exposed to pesticides. Data were collected by means of an instrument to characterize exposure to pesticides, hearing screening and blood samples to measure plasma and erythrocyte cholinesterase activity.
resultsEach participant used three different pesticides, on average, glyphosate being the most frequently mentioned. About 60.6% of the sample exhibited hearing abnormalities and 32.4% complained of tinnitus. Erythrocyte cholinesterase activity was within the normal range in all the cases; one single participant exhibited reduced plasma cholinesterase activity. There was not significant correlation between the hearing screening and cholinesterase levels.
conclusionAudiological evaluation should be included in the assessment of rural workers. Monitoring workers exposed to pesticides should not be restricted to cholinesterase activity alone, because this method is insufficient to detect actual exposure to pesticides.
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