Types of Exposure Pesticide Poisoning in Jiangsu Province, China; The Epidemiologic Trend between 2006 and 2018

Ning Wang, Boshen Wang, Jinbo Wen, Xiuting Li, Liping Pan, Juan Zhang and Baoli Zhu
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Ning Wang: School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China
Boshen Wang: School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China
Jinbo Wen: Department of Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Huai’an City Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Huai’an 223001, China
Xiuting Li: Nanjing Prevention and Treatment Center for Occupational Diseases, Nanjing 210042, China
Liping Pan: Nanjing Prevention and Treatment Center for Occupational Diseases, Nanjing 210042, China
Juan Zhang: School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China
Baoli Zhu: School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 14, 1-8

Abstract: Background: Pesticide poisoning is an important issue in rural China, and is also a major public health problem that affects the health of farmers. The purpose of this paper is to explore the epidemiology of pesticide poisoning in Jiangsu Province, and to put forward the relevant suggestions on the logical and discerning utilization of the pesticides. Methods: According to the data of the pesticide poisoning report card established by the health hazard detection information system, the cases of pesticide poisoning in Jiangsu Province from 2006 to 2018 were exported to Excel, and the database of pesticide poisoning was established. Furthermore, the imported data was screened and collected. A descriptive statistical analysis had been employed on this data utilizing SPSS 20.0. Results: Between the years 2006 and 2018, 38,513 pesticide poisoning cases were registered in Jiangsu Province, with a downward trend. Meanwhile, 77.83% of poisoning cases involved insecticide poisoning, followed by herbicide and rodenticide. The greater part of the diverse sorts of studied insecticide poisoning cases involved people aged between 30 and 59 years (57.51%). Poisoning cases caused by rodenticide accounted for a large proportion of people aged between 0 and 14 years (23.72%) in non-occupational pesticide poisoning. Regarding seasons, it was distinguished that more insecticide cases were reported in autumn (46.95% of the total number of cases). Pesticide poisoning was reported in 13 cities of Jiangsu Province, and among these, insecticide poisoning was reported mainly from the northern Jiangsu area, which was the same as rodenticide and herbicide. Conclusions: Although there is a decreased risk for pesticide poisoning among farmworkers in Jiangsu Province, the number of farmworkers with pesticide poisoning is still high. Further management of the pesticide utilization is necessary, especially insecticide. More attention ought to be paid to the protection of vulnerable groups, including children and the elderly.

Keywords: Pesticide poisoning; Epidemiologic trend; Policy development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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