SynthesisBMC public health2024
Pesticide safety practice and its public health risk in African regions: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Synthesis in BMC public health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
3 citing papers in PubMed.
- Pesticide Use and Safety Behaviors Among Farmers in Rwanda's Eastern Province: Perspectives from Sector Officers on Drivers, Factors, and Gender Differences.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Review
- Changes of blood cholinesterase activities among pesticides-exposed agricultural workers in Iraq: A meta-analysis.Toxicology reports · 2024Review
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
3 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundAlthough pesticides play an integral role in food security and preventing public health from vector-borne diseases, inappropriate handling and continual use of restricted organochlorine pesticides pose short- and long-term adverse effects and become public health concerns in the African region. This study aimed to determine the combined level of protective equipment use, management of empty pesticide containers, and leftover pesticide residues in the African region.
methodsThe preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and the meta-analysis protocol were used to carry out this study. The Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science, Google Scholar, DOAJ, and National Repository databases were searched for articles published between November 12, 2023, and January 2, 2024. The meta-analysis data were visualized using a forest plot. A random-effects model was applied when heterogeneity existed in pooled studies. Subgroup analysis of the data was performed based on the location where the study was conducted and the publication year. Meta-regression and sensitivity analysis were performed to evaluate the robustness of the pooled prevalence of studies. Publication bias was assessed using a funnel plot. The authors used the Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Assessment tool to determine the quality of the studies.
resultsIn this review, 2174 articles were identified from the included electronic databases, 24 of which were included in the present study. The study revealed that the combined mean prevalence of wearing a mask, glove, boot/safety shoes, overall wear, and head cover accounted for 18% (95% CI: 11.9 to 26.1%, p < 0.001), 18% (95% CI: 11.7 to 26.9%, p < 0.001), 23% (95% CI: 15.7 to 33.3%, p < 0.001), 26% (95% CI: 16.2 to 38.7%, p < 0.001), and 14% (95% CI: 8.90 to 22.0%, p < 0.001), respectively. The prevalence of pesticides stored in the living room and pesticide containers used for different purposes was 51% and 26%, respectively.
conclusionsPoor pesticide safety practices were identified. A substantial proportion of the respondents reported storing pesticide residues in their living rooms, and the reuse of pesticide empty containers. Regional institutions should lead the designing of safety strategies to reduce the public health risks of pesticide exposure.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.