In Brazil, the amount of pesticides consumed doubled in the last 10 years. Thus, in 2008 it assumed the lead position in the world. However, its indiscriminate application in agriculture without the use of the necessa...
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In Brazil, the amount of pesticides consumed doubled in the last 10 years. Thus, in 2008 it assumed the lead position in the world. However, its indiscriminate application in agriculture without the use of the necessary care has contributed to environmental degradation and increased occupational exposures, making it a serious health problem in the country. The recent study looked to evaluate the auditory health and risk factors in rural workers exposed to pesticides in Piedade de Caratinga County—MG, and chart their socioeconomic profile and lifestyle while identifying the types of crops and the use and management of pesticides. Developed, then, a descriptive and exploratory study involving 23 men, rural workers, exposed to pesticides, with no history of exposure to noise, with changes in meatoscopy and aged ≤50 years of age. The results show the sample consisted of 23 men with a mean age of 36.7 ± 9.3, whom have low education, with a monthly income of 1 minimum wage, working in the fields for over 15 years. There was a predominance of horticulture using organophosphate pesticides and pyrethroids. Part of the sample shows auditory loss, the most common sensorineural conductive loss. It is essential that the population exposed to this type of risk is informed and receives guidance from educational campaigns developed by the multidisciplinary team of basic health units.
BACKGROUND Coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic is still evolving globally,and Brazil is currently one of the most affected *** is still debated whether patients with inflammatory bowel disease(IBD)are at a high...
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BACKGROUND Coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic is still evolving globally,and Brazil is currently one of the most affected *** is still debated whether patients with inflammatory bowel disease(IBD)are at a higher risk for developing COVID-19 or its *** To assess geographical distribution of IBD patients at the highest risk and correlate these data with COVID-19 mortality rates in *** The Brazilian IBD Study Group(Grupo de Estudos da Doença Inflamatória Intestinal do Brasil)developed a web-based survey adapted from the British Society of Gastroenterology *** included categories were demographic data and inquiries related to risk factors for complications from *** were categorized as highest,moderate or lowest individual *** Spearman correlation test was used to identify any association between highest risk and mortality rates for each state of the *** A total of 3568 patients(65.3%females)were *** participants were from the southeastern and southern regions of Brazil,and 84.1%were using immunomodulators and/or *** patients(55.1%)were at moderate risk,23.4%were at highest risk and 21.5%were at lowest risk of COVID-19 *** association between the proportion of IBD patients at highest risk for COVID-19 complications and higher mortality rates was identified in different Brazilian states(r=0.146,P=0.467).CONCLUSION This study indicates a distinct geographical distribution of IBD patients at highest risk for COVID-19 complications in different states of the country,which may reflect contrasting socioeconomic,educational and healthcare *** association between high risk of IBD and COVID-related mortality rates was identified.
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