Epidemiology and risk factors of voluntary pesticide poisoning in Morocco (2008–2014) / 한국역학회지
Epidemiology and Health
;
: 2017040-2017.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-786778
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To determine the epidemiological profile and risk factors of voluntary poisoning by pesticides.METHODS:
A retrospective analysis was conducted of all cases of voluntary poisoning by pesticides registered at the Anti-Poison and Pharmacovigilance Center of Morocco between January 2008 and December 2014.RESULTS:
During the study period, 2,690 cases of acute pesticide poisoning were registered. The region of Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer accounted for the largest proportion, with 598 cases. The average age of the patients was 24.63±10.29 years. The sex ratio (female-to-male) was 0.45. Adults and teenagers were most affected by this type of poisoning, with 1,667 cases (62.0%) and 806 cases (30.0%), respectively. Suicide attempts accounted for 98.4% of the cases (2,469 cases). Pesticide poisoning occurred more often in urban zones (64.8%). Insecticides were incriminated in 14.0% of cases, with a mortality rate of 4.2%. Among the 1,635 patients for whom the outcomes were known, 154 died, corresponding to a mortality rate of 5.7%.CONCLUSIONS:
Voluntary intoxication by pesticides presents a real scourge that affects public health, and in this study, we developed an epidemiological profile of this phenomenon. Nevertheless, this study has limitations in that it did not evaluate the impact of the socioeconomic and psychological factors that are important contributors to this type of poisoning.
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Main subject:
Pesticides
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Poisoning
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Psychology
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Sex Ratio
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Suicide
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Public Health
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Epidemiology
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Retrospective Studies
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Risk Factors
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Mortality
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
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Screening study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
English
Journal:
Epidemiology and Health
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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