Pesticide contamination of lactating mothers' milk in Latin America: a systematic review
Rev. saúde pública (Online)
; 58: 19, 2024. tab, graf
Article
in English
| LILACS
| ID: biblio-1560445
Responsible library:
BR67.1
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To identify the prevalence of contamination by pesticides and their metabolites in the milk of lactating mothers in Latin America. METHODS In this systematic review, the PubMed, LILACS, Embase, and Scopus databases were searched up to January 2022 to identify observational studies. The Mendeley software was used to manage these references. The risk of bias assessment was evaluated according to the checklist for prevalence studies and writing design, by the Prisma guidelines. RESULTS This study retrieved 1835 references and analyzed 49 studies. 69.38% of the analyzed studies found a 100% prevalence of breast milk contamination by pesticides among their sample. Main pesticides include dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and its isomers (75.51%), followed by the metabolite dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) (69.38%) and hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) (46.93%). This study categorized most (65.30%) studies as having a low risk of bias. CONCLUSIONS This review shows a high prevalence of pesticide contamination in the breast milk of Latin American women. Further investigations should be carried out to assess contamination levels in breast milk and the possible effects of these substances on maternal and child health.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Agrochemicals
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Chemical Contamination
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Environmental Exposure
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Human Health
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Milk, Human
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. saúde pública (Online)
Journal subject:
Sa£de P£blica
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal da Bahia/BR
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Universidade Federal do Oeste da Bahia/BR
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Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia/BR