dc.creator | Rojas, Maritza | |
dc.creator | Agreda, Olga | |
dc.creator | Infante, Saba | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-06-29T12:38:38Z | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-09-21T14:01:02Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-06-29T12:38:38Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-09-21T14:01:02Z | |
dc.date.created | 2019-06-29T12:38:38Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2008 | |
dc.identifier | https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/51712 | |
dc.identifier | http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/45883/ | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/3357502 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objectives This study was carried out in response to health authorities' concerns regarding what they considered to be a "high proportion" of birth defects (BD) in a rural Venezuelan state as the preliminary step towards subsequent health assessment regarding exposure to pesticides and possible association with registered BD.Methods This was a cross-sectional descriptive study. Generalised linear modelling (GLM) was used for relating BD with county of origin and the date of the events. Pesticide-use reports were used for assessing exposure to pesticides. Infants' medical records for 1999-2002 were obtained from the state hospital. The study group consisted of 108 BD cases from 8 municipalities.Results The cardiovascular system had the highest frequency (20,4 %) of BD, followed by the gastro-intestinal (18,5 %) and urogenital systems (10,2 %). Anilides were the most frequently used group of liquid pesticides (39,8 %), followed by phosphono-methyl-glycine (19,6 %). The most commonly used solid pesticides were organophosphates (54,4 %). GLM revealed some significant results; the number of BD increased exponentially throughout the years being studied.Conclusions A causal association between BD and potential pesticide exposure could not be demonstrated due to data limitations. A more in-depth exposure assessment and epidemiological studies are still needed for characterising the risk of exposure to pesticides in terms of birth outcomes in the area being studied. | |
dc.language | spa | |
dc.publisher | Revista de Salud Pública | |
dc.relation | Universidad Nacional de Colombia Revistas electrónicas UN Revista de Salud Pública | |
dc.relation | Revista de Salud Pública | |
dc.relation | Journal of Public Health; Vol. 10, núm. 1 (2008); 85-93 Revista de Salud Pública; Vol. 10, núm. 1 (2008); 85-93 0124-0064 | |
dc.relation | Rojas, Maritza and Agreda, Olga and Infante, Saba (2008) A preliminary statistical study of whether pesticide use could be related to birth defects in a rural area of venezuela. Journal of Public Health; Vol. 10, núm. 1 (2008); 85-93 Revista de Salud Pública; Vol. 10, núm. 1 (2008); 85-93 0124-0064 . | |
dc.relation | http://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/revsaludpublica/article/view/47423 | |
dc.rights | Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional | |
dc.rights | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ | |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |
dc.rights | Derechos reservados - Universidad Nacional de Colombia | |
dc.title | A preliminary statistical study of whether pesticide use could be related to birth defects in a rural area of venezuela | |
dc.type | Artículos de revistas | |