RESUMO
O objetivo deste trabalho foi caracterizar socioeconomicamente a comunidade pomerana do Alto Santa Maria, localizada no município de Santa Maria de Jetibá (ES) e investigar os principais fatores de exposição aos agrotóxicos. Trata-se de um estudo transversal realizado a partir de um questionário semi-estruturado, reunindo informações de 151 famílias. A análise foi baseada em estatísticas descritivas e modelos de regressão logística. Os resultados revelaram que a maioria dos membros da comunidade é o proprietário da terra. A participação das crianças nas atividades agrícolas é uma tradição da cultura pomerana. O uso de agrotóxicos nas lavouras nesta comunidade começou na década de oitenta e, desde então, diferentes tipos de agrotóxicos são frequentemente usados pela população rural. Os modelos de regressão logística que associam a presença de algum problema de saúde com o tipo de limpeza da terra, uso de agrotóxicos, frequência de aplicação dos agrotóxicos e uso de equipamento de proteção mostraram que a chance de um indivíduo apresentar algum problema de saúde está relacionada com o uso de agrotóxicos e o grau de escolaridade é um fator importante para o uso de equipamentos de proteção. A comunidade pomerana estudada possui hábitos culturais que contribuem para a exposição aos agrotóxicos.
The objective of this article is to characterize social and economically the Pomeranian community from "Alto Santa Maria" in the municipality of Santa Maria de Jetibá at Espírito Santo State and investigate the main factors of pesticides exposure in rural community. A cross-sectional study was carried out interviewing 151 members of a rural Pomeranian community using a semi-structured questionnaire. The analysis was based in descriptive statistics and logistics regression models. The results revealed that the majority of the community members own their land. The child participation in agricultural activities is a tradition in the Pomeranian culture. The use of pesticides by this community began in the 80s since then; different types of pesticides have frequently been used by rural residents. The logistic regression models that associate the presence of some health problem with how the land is cleaned, pesticides usage, pesticides application frequency and the use of protection equipment, showed that the chance of an individual to present some health problem is related with the use of pesticides. Another regression model showed that the education level is an important factor to the use of protection equipment. The Pomeranian community studied has some cultural habits that contribute for the exposure of pesticides.
Assuntos
Humanos , Exposição Ocupacional , Praguicidas , Saúde da População Rural , Brasil , Estudos TransversaisRESUMO
The objective of this article is to characterize social and economically the Pomeranian community from 'Alto Santa Maria' in the municipality of Santa Maria de Jetibá at Espírito Santo State and investigate the main factors of pesticides exposure in rural community. A cross-sectional study was carried out interviewing 151 members of a rural Pomeranian community using a semi-structured questionnaire. The analysis was based in descriptive statistics and logistics regression models. The results revealed that the majority of the community members own their land. The child participation in agricultural activities is a tradition in the Pomeranian culture. The use of pesticides by this community began in the 80s since then; different types of pesticides have frequently been used by rural residents. The logistic regression models that associate the presence of some health problem with how the land is cleaned, pesticides usage, pesticides application frequency and the use of protection equipment, showed that the chance of an individual to present some health problem is related with the use of pesticides. Another regression model showed that the education level is an important factor to the use of protection equipment. The Pomeranian community studied has some cultural habits that contribute for the exposure of pesticides.
