ArticleToxics2025
Assessment of Unintentional Acute Pesticide Poisoning (UAPP) Amongst Cotton Farmers in Tanzania.
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- Toxicological profiling and health hazard characterization of pesticides widely used in Tanzania unmarked.Toxicology reports · 2026Article
- Engineered acetylcholinesterase-loaded dissolvable microneedles mitigate dermal toxicity by targeting trichlorfon binding and metabolic pathway modulation.Materials today. Bio · 2026Article
- Pesticide-specific case fatality and clinical outcomes among poisoning cases in Tanzania: a retrospective cross-sectional study.Frontiers in toxicology · 2026Article
- Neurotoxic Effects of Pesticides: Implications for Neurodegenerative and Neurobehavioral Disorders.Journal of xenobiotics · 2025Review
- Occupational pesticide exposure and safety assessment among farmers in Hohoe municipality: An ethnographic qualitative study.PloS one · 2025Article
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Abstract
Pesticide poisoning is widely accepted as a major public health problem in low- and middle-income countries, especially in East Africa. However, a very high proportion of unintentional poisonings are either unreported or misreported. To help fill this knowledge gap, we investigated the scale of unintentional acute pesticide poisoning (UAPP) in cotton-growing communities in Tanzania by conducting a cross-sectional survey of 1074 cotton farmers or farm workers. The findings from this study revealed a high incidence of self-reported negative health effects following occupational pesticide exposure, with 48% of respondents experiencing symptoms of UAPP within the previous 12 months. Furthermore, the substantial proportion of UAPP incidents were associated with a few highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs), particularly profenofos, lambda cyhalothrin, and co-formulations with both chlorpyrifos and cypermethrin. Of those reporting UAPP, only 6% sought medical treatment in a formal healthcare setting. The findings from this study clearly indicates an urgent need for improved pesticide regulation, the scale up of community surveillance, and the promotion of less hazardous alternatives to the use of HHPs. We provide policy recommendations and identify alternatives to HHPs for cotton pest management.
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