Pulmonary function assessment among conventional and organic cotton farmers exposed to pesticides in the Central-West region of Burkina Faso.

IF 2.6 3区 医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Jean Noël Dado Koussé, Sylvain Ilboudo, Abdoul Risgou Ouédraogo, Jean Claude Romaric Pingdwindé Ouédraogo, Moritz Hunsmann, Geoffroy Gueswindé Ouédraogo, Moussa Ouédraogo, Rasmané Semdé, Sylvin Ouédraogo
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Abstract

Background: Respiratory diseases have been associated with the exposure of populations to some environmental pollutants such as pesticides. To assess effects of pesticides on farmers' respiratory health, this study aimed to evaluate the pulmonary function of cotton farmers exposed to synthetic and natural pesticides in the Central-West region of Burkina Faso.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from June to July 2022 among 281 conventional and 189 organic cotton farmers. After collecting information on pesticide use conditions, pulmonary function tests (PFTs) were performed on each farmer according to the American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society guidelines, in order to assess chronic respiratory effects among cotton producers. Binary logistic regression was used to assess factors associated with the occurrence of ventilatory changes.

Results: Both conventional and organic cotton farmers reported similar chronic respiratory symptoms in different proportions. The main reported were rhinitis (54.45% conventional vs. 34.92% organic), chest pains (41.28% conventional vs. 23.81% organic), cough (33.45% conventional, 24.34% organic), breathlessness (31.67% conventional, 4.23% organic) (p<0.05). 16.18% and 27.50% of conventional male and female cotton farmers, respectively, had a restrictive defect. Among organic cotton farmers, 15.85% and 18.69%, respectively, of males and females had a restrictive defect. Furthermore, a significant increase in the predicted average percentage of FEV1/FVC ratio was observed among organic cotton farmers after salbutamol's use (p = 0.039). The type of cultivated cotton was not associated with ventilatory changes neither in the univariate analysis, nor in the multivariate analysis. Other factors such as farmers' age, BMI and insecticides use frequency per year were also important. Farmers who used insecticides more than 6 times per season had an increased risk of developing an obstructive defect (OR = 1.603; 95%CI: 0.484-5.309) compared to those who used them 6 times or less.

Conclusion: Chronic respiratory signs and ventilatory impairments were found among conventional and, to our knowledge, for the first time among organic cotton producers. However, these health effects were more prevalent among conventional cotton farmers than organic ones.

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布基纳法索中西部地区接触杀虫剂的传统棉农和有机棉农的肺功能评估。
背景:呼吸系统疾病与人们暴露于某些环境污染物(如杀虫剂)有关。为了评估杀虫剂对农民呼吸系统健康的影响,本研究旨在评估布基纳法索中西部地区接触合成杀虫剂和天然杀虫剂的棉农的肺功能:方法:2022 年 6 月至 7 月,对 281 名传统棉农和 189 名有机棉农进行了横断面研究。在收集了有关农药使用情况的信息后,根据美国胸科学会/欧洲呼吸学会的指导方针,对每位棉农进行了肺功能测试(PFT),以评估棉花生产者的慢性呼吸系统影响。采用二元逻辑回归法评估与通气变化发生相关的因素:结果:传统棉农和有机棉农报告的慢性呼吸道症状相似,但比例不同。主要表现为鼻炎(54.45% 的常规棉农和 34.92% 的有机棉农)、胸痛(41.28% 的常规棉农和 23.81% 的有机棉农)、咳嗽(33.45% 的常规棉农和 24.34% 的有机棉农)、呼吸困难(31.67% 的常规棉农和 4.23% 的有机棉农)(p 结论:在常规棉花生产者中发现了慢性呼吸道症状和通气障碍,据我们所知,在有机棉花生产者中也是首次发现。然而,这些健康影响在常规棉农中比在有机棉农中更为普遍。
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International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health
International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生
CiteScore
5.60
自引率
6.70%
发文量
127
审稿时长
3 months
期刊介绍: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health publishes Editorials, Review Articles, Original Articles, and Letters to the Editor. It welcomes any manuscripts dealing with occupational or ambient environmental problems, with a special interest in research at the interface of occupational health and clinical medicine. The scope ranges from Biological Monitoring to Dermatology, from Fibers and Dust to Human Toxicology, from Nanomaterials and Ultra-fine Dust to Night- and Shift Work, from Psycho-mental Distress and Burnout to Vibrations. A complete list of topics can be found on the right-hand side under For authors and editors. In addition, all papers should be based on present-day standards and relate to: -Clinical and epidemiological studies on morbidity and mortality -Clinical epidemiological studies on the parameters relevant to the estimation of health risks -Human experimental studies on environmental health effects. Animal experiments are only acceptable if relevant to pathogenic aspects. -Methods for studying the topics mentioned above.
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