Social and economic variables related with Paraquat self-poisoning: an ecological study.
BMC Public Health
; 20(1): 404, 2020 Mar 27.
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| ID: mdl-32220225
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Paraquat self-poisonings constitute a significant contributor to the global burden of suicide. Our aim was to evaluate the relationship between social and economic variables with the incidence of self-poisoning with Paraquat in the northeast of Colombia.METHODS:
Records of 154 cases of self-poisoning with Paraquat and several socio-economic variables of six regions of northeast of Colombia were analyzed.RESULTS:
Most of the cases were mestizos, farmworkers, between 20 and 29 years, with intentional exposure using the oral route. Multivariate analyses revealed significant associations among the incidence of self-poisoning with PQ with the ecological factors such as poverty greater than 30% (IRR 15.9 IC95% 5.56-44.72), land Gini index < 0.7 (IRR 7.11 IC95% 3.58-14.12), private health insurance < 40% (IRR 3.39 IC95% 1.30-8.82) and planted area > 10% (IRR 2.47 IC95% 1.60-3.80).CONCLUSION:
There is a relationship between ecological factors and, as such, this study opens the way to further developments in the field.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Paraquat
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Intoxicação
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Suicídio
Tipo de estudo:
Health_economic_evaluation
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Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País como assunto:
America do sul
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Colombia
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article