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Epidemiology of Organophosphate Poisoning in the Tshwane District of South Africa.

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العنوان: Epidemiology of Organophosphate Poisoning in the Tshwane District of South Africa.
المؤلفون: Razwiedani LL; Department of Community Medicine, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa., Rautenbach P; Department of Community Medicine, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa.
المصدر: Environmental health insights [Environ Health Insights] 2017 Feb 27; Vol. 11, pp. 1178630217694149. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Feb 27 (Print Publication: 2017).
نوع المنشور: Journal Article; Review
اللغة: English
بيانات الدورية: Publisher: SAGE Publications Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101488505 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 1178-6302 (Print) Linking ISSN: 11786302 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Environ Health Insights Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE
أسماء مطبوعة: Publication: <2016- > : Thousand Oaks, CA : SAGE Publications
Original Publication: [Auckland, New Zealand] : Libertas Academica, 2008-
مستخلص: Background: Organophosphate poisoning is a major public health problem in South Africa. Individuals get exposed to organophosphate in both the domestic and industrial spheres.
Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted using retrospective, secondary data of organophosphate poisoning cases over a 3-year period, reported at the Tshwane District surveillance office. Data were analysed using Microsoft Excel, and Epi Info version 7 was used for descriptive statistics.
Results: A total of 207 cases were reported with ages ranging from 10 months to 59 years. Most of the cases were men (58.9%). Intentional poisoning accounted for 51% of cases. Unintentional poisoning accounted for 21.7% of cases, and 26.5% of cases had unknown circumstances of poisoning. A significant number (50.2%) of intentional poisonings were suicide related. Nonsuicidal cases accounted for 47.4% of cases, and deliberate unlawful poisoning accounted for 2.4% of cases. The mortality rate for the whole group was 3.4%.
Conclusions: Improvement in data collection on organophosphate poisoning is essential to properly measure the burden of the problem. More effective regulatory controls for pesticide use are needed in South Africa.
Competing Interests: DECLARATION OF CONFLICTING INTERESTS: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. Disclosures and Ethics As a requirement of publication, author(s) have provided to the publisher signed confirmation of compliance with legal and ethical obligations including, but not limited to, the following: authorship and contributorship, conflicts of interest, privacy and confidentiality, and (where applicable) protection of human and animal research subjects. The authors have read and confirmed their agreement with the ICMJE authorship and conflict of interest criteria. The authors have also confirmed that this article is unique and not under consideration or published in any other publication, and that they have permission from rights holders to reproduce any copyrighted material. Any disclosures are made in this section. The external blind peer reviewers report no conflicts of interest.
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فهرسة مساهمة: Keywords: Organophosphate poisoning; gender; policy; public health intervention; suicide; surveillance
تواريخ الأحداث: Date Created: 20170505 Latest Revision: 20201001
رمز التحديث: 20231215
مُعرف محوري في PubMed: PMC5345965
DOI: 10.1177/1178630217694149
PMID: 28469445
قاعدة البيانات: MEDLINE
الوصف
تدمد:1178-6302
DOI:10.1177/1178630217694149