Abstract:
Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate occupational intoxication by
anticholinesterase pesticides in farmers in their laboratory parameters and in the perception of
self exposure.
Methodology: This was a quantitative exploratory study developed in the Housing Nucleus I in
the Municipality of Sousa - PB, with a sample composed of 50 farmers in their work activities.
The data were collected through an interview by means of a structured questionnaire, already the
samples by venous puncture, in order to perform the biochemical analyses of the levels of
Transaminases (TGO and TGP), Gamma GT and Plasma Cholinesterase for the hepatic
evaluation, besides the hematological analyses.
Results: The highest level of schooling recorded among them was Complete High School (18%),
however Incomplete Elementary School had predominance under the other levels being,
therefore, the most frequent (44%). After the biochemical analyses, an arithmetic mean of the
results was obtained: glutamic-oxalacetic transaminase of 25.376 U/L (reference value - 11 to 99
U/L); glutamic-piruvic transaminase of 25.64 U/L (reference value - 11 to 45 U/dL);
gammaglutamyltransferase of 47.26 U/L (reference value - 7 to 45 U/L); and plasma
cholinesterase of 7.615.34 U/L (reference value - 3,930 to 10,800 U/L); all hematological
patterns were within the normal range. When the schooling was associated with the correct
storage and disposal of the packages by the participants of the study, it is assumed that the results
show that people with lower education level still a variable without statistical significance, with
p = 0.746. However, it was noted that 15% of the participants who stated that they did not store
and dispose of the packages correctly, had incomplete elementary schooling as their education.
Conclusion: After analyzing the results obtained, it was concluded that, although there is
knowledge about the risks of agrochemicals to human health, some farmers still do not follow
the safety standards, but that despite this, there was no case of occupational intoxication in them. |
