Risk Factors of Pesticide Poisoning and Pesticide Users’ Cholinesterase Levels in Cotton Production Areas: Glazoué and Savè Townships, in Central Republic of Benin
Objective: To assess the degree of poisoning in farmers using the erythrocyte acetylcholinesterase (AChE) test before and after the exposure to pesticides in townships in central Benin (Glazoué and Savè) and to identify the associated risk factors. Methods: Using a cross-sectional study design, we r...
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| author | Hinson Antoine Vikkey Dossou Fidel Yehouenou Pazou Elisabeth Hountikpo Hilaire Lawin Hervé Aguèmon Badirou Koudafoke Alain Houngbégnon Parfait Gounongbé Fabien Fayomi Benjamin |
| author_facet | Hinson Antoine Vikkey Dossou Fidel Yehouenou Pazou Elisabeth Hountikpo Hilaire Lawin Hervé Aguèmon Badirou Koudafoke Alain Houngbégnon Parfait Gounongbé Fabien Fayomi Benjamin |
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| description | Objective: To assess the degree of poisoning in farmers using the erythrocyte acetylcholinesterase (AChE) test before and after the exposure to pesticides in townships in central Benin (Glazoué and Savè) and to identify the associated risk factors. Methods: Using a cross-sectional study design, we recruited 264 farm pesticide sprayers, who have been working for at least 5 years. They completed a questionnaire and underwent the AChE test using the Test-mate Model 400 device (EQM Research Inc.) with a photometric sensor, based on the works of Ellman. Results: Organophosphate/pyrethroids were the most common pesticides used by at least 72.96% of the farmworkers. We observed an inhibition of AChE between pre-exposure and post-exposure ( P = .002) for 60.61% of the farmworkers. Among them, 11.88% displayed more than 20% AChE inhibition. Conclusions: Pesticide poisoning is a reality, and AChE monitoring is urgently needed for farmworker surveillance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c6f9e2ec447046fbbe59410a34613ea12022-12-21T18:56:12ZengSAGE PublishingEnvironmental Health Insights1178-63022017-04-011110.1177/117863021770465910.1177_1178630217704659Risk Factors of Pesticide Poisoning and Pesticide Users’ Cholinesterase Levels in Cotton Production Areas: Glazoué and Savè Townships, in Central Republic of BeninHinson Antoine Vikkey0Dossou Fidel1Yehouenou Pazou Elisabeth2Hountikpo Hilaire3Lawin Hervé4Aguèmon Badirou5Koudafoke Alain6Houngbégnon Parfait7Gounongbé Fabien8Fayomi Benjamin9Unit of Teaching and Research in Occupational Health and Environment, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, BeninUnit of Teaching and Research in Occupational Health and Environment, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, BeninLaboratoire de Recherche en Biologie Appliquée (LARBA), Département de Génie de l’Environnement, Ecole Polytechnique d’Abomey-Calavi, Université d’Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, BeninUnit of Teaching and Research in Occupational Health and Environment, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, BeninUnit of Teaching and Research in Occupational Health and Environment, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, BeninDépartement de Santé Publique, Unité de biostatistique Faculté des Sciences de la Santé de Cotonou, Université d’Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, BeninUnit of Teaching and Research in Occupational Health and Environment, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, BeninDivision appui Statistique et épidemiologie, Département de Santé Publique, Faculté des Sciences de la Santé de Cotonou, Université d’Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, BeninDépartement de Médecine et Spécialités Médicales, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Parakou, Benin, NigeriaUnit of Teaching and Research in Occupational Health and Environment, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, BeninObjective: To assess the degree of poisoning in farmers using the erythrocyte acetylcholinesterase (AChE) test before and after the exposure to pesticides in townships in central Benin (Glazoué and Savè) and to identify the associated risk factors. Methods: Using a cross-sectional study design, we recruited 264 farm pesticide sprayers, who have been working for at least 5 years. They completed a questionnaire and underwent the AChE test using the Test-mate Model 400 device (EQM Research Inc.) with a photometric sensor, based on the works of Ellman. Results: Organophosphate/pyrethroids were the most common pesticides used by at least 72.96% of the farmworkers. We observed an inhibition of AChE between pre-exposure and post-exposure ( P = .002) for 60.61% of the farmworkers. Among them, 11.88% displayed more than 20% AChE inhibition. Conclusions: Pesticide poisoning is a reality, and AChE monitoring is urgently needed for farmworker surveillance.https://doi.org/10.1177/1178630217704659 |
| spellingShingle | Hinson Antoine Vikkey Dossou Fidel Yehouenou Pazou Elisabeth Hountikpo Hilaire Lawin Hervé Aguèmon Badirou Koudafoke Alain Houngbégnon Parfait Gounongbé Fabien Fayomi Benjamin Risk Factors of Pesticide Poisoning and Pesticide Users’ Cholinesterase Levels in Cotton Production Areas: Glazoué and Savè Townships, in Central Republic of Benin Environmental Health Insights |
| title | Risk Factors of Pesticide Poisoning and Pesticide Users’ Cholinesterase Levels in Cotton Production Areas: Glazoué and Savè Townships, in Central Republic of Benin |
| title_full | Risk Factors of Pesticide Poisoning and Pesticide Users’ Cholinesterase Levels in Cotton Production Areas: Glazoué and Savè Townships, in Central Republic of Benin |
| title_fullStr | Risk Factors of Pesticide Poisoning and Pesticide Users’ Cholinesterase Levels in Cotton Production Areas: Glazoué and Savè Townships, in Central Republic of Benin |
| title_full_unstemmed | Risk Factors of Pesticide Poisoning and Pesticide Users’ Cholinesterase Levels in Cotton Production Areas: Glazoué and Savè Townships, in Central Republic of Benin |
| title_short | Risk Factors of Pesticide Poisoning and Pesticide Users’ Cholinesterase Levels in Cotton Production Areas: Glazoué and Savè Townships, in Central Republic of Benin |
| title_sort | risk factors of pesticide poisoning and pesticide users cholinesterase levels in cotton production areas glazoue and save townships in central republic of benin |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/1178630217704659 |
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