Factores laborales asociados a la Intoxicación crónica por inhibidores de la Colinesterasa en trabajadores agrícolas de San Vicente, Cantón Quero 2015-2016

Abstract

Introduction: A global pesticide use has increased, which implies a risk for the working population, but unfortunately did not use the correct protective equipment that relates for lack of knowledge, so that there is direct exposure. So the World Health Organization estimates that worldwide more than 750,000 people would present some kind of chronic effect by being in contact with pesticides

Objective: To identify factors related to occupational chronic exposure to cholinesterase inhibitors in farm workers, San Vicente, Quero 2015-2016. Methodology: an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study presents the universe of study constituted 200 farm workers took a sample of 97 but only 78 met the inclusion criteria.

Results: It was noted that there is a misuse of pesticides by lack of information and training in 67% of agricultural workers. Protective equipment used boots were 100%, 20.5% mask and gloves 3.8%. In addition low levels of erythrocyte cholinesterase was identified in 84.4% of men and 39.9% in women, exposure time in years and the frequency of use is directly proportional; therefore the longer and more often exposed percent have low values. By analyzing neurological, neuropsychological and cognitive disorders, both men and women had involvement at all scale