Citation

Wang BS, Chen L, Li XT, Xu M, Zhu BL, Zhang J. Biomed. Environ. Sci. 2017; 30(9): 695-700.

Affiliation

Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention and Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, Publisher Academic Press)

DOI

10.3967/bes2017.094

PMID

29081347

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the characteristics of pesticide poisoning in Jiangsu Province, China, and to provide a scientific basis for developing effective interventional measures and preventive strategies. From 2006 to 2015, a total of 35,308 cases of pesticide poisoning were reported in Jiangsu Province. Non-occupational poisoning accounted for 73.79% of all poisoning cases. A comparison of the data collected before (2006) and after (2015) this study showed a decrease in non-occupational pesticide poisoning. Pesticide poisoning showed an age central tendency of 30 to 44 years, area central tendency for northern Jiangsu, and seasonal central tendency of occupational pesticide poisoning in autumn. Pesticide poisoning remains a major health concern in China. Government agencies together with scientists should focus their efforts on the prevention of potential threats to vulnerable groups such as the elderly, women, and children.

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Language: en