Search for dissertations about: "Pesticide poisonings"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words Pesticide poisonings.

  2. 1. Acute pesticide poisonings in Nicaragua : underreporting, incidence and determinants

    Author : Marianela Corriols Molina; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Pesticide poisonings; surveillance system; underreport; incidence; economic costs; determinants; integrated pest management;

    Abstract : Background: Acute pesticide poisonings (APP) are a public health problem in Nicaragua. The quality and coverage of APP´s register, the real incidence of APP, the main determinants, the economic cost of treating cases and the effectiveness of educational intervention are not well known. READ MORE

  4. 2. Neurotoxicity after poisonings with organophosphate pesticides in Nicaragua

    Author : Jamilette Miranda; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : In Nicaragua rates of acute human poisonings caused by pesticides, in spite of significant underreporting, are among the highest in the world. Hence the unrestricted availability of pesticides and their misuse, as well as the continuous increase in annual imports of pesticides are reasons for public health concern. READ MORE

  5. 3. Health effects from pesticide use in Costa Rica : an epidemiologic approach

    Author : Catharina Wesseling; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : The use of toxic pesticides is increasing in developing countries, often under unsafe conditions. Poisonings are a well-known but underreported public health problem, and studies on long-term effects are sparse. READ MORE

  6. 4. Dermal exposure to pesticides in Nicaragua : a qualitative and quantitative approach

    Author : Aurora Aragón; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Dermal exposure; developing country; pesticides; subsistence farmers; fluorescent tracer; visual scoring system; skin wipes; pesticide residues.;

    Abstract : Background: Pesticide use continues to be a serious public health problem in developing countries, despite decades of safe pesticide use strategies. In Nicaragua, organophosphate insecticides, in particular chlorpyrifos and methamidophos are responsible for about half of the acute pesticide poisonings. READ MORE