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Pesticide-Related Hospitalizations Among Children and Teenagers in Texas, 2004-2013.
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Public Health Reports . Jul/Aug2016, Vol. 131 Issue 4, p588-596. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Objective. Acute exposure to pesticides is associated with nausea, headaches, rashes, eye irritation, seizures, and, in severe cases, death. We characterized pesticide-related hospitalizations in Texas among children and teenagers for 2004-2013 to characterize exposures in this population, which is less well understood than pesticide exposure among adults. Methods. We abstracted information on pesticide-related hospitalizations from hospitalization data using pesticide-related International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) codes and E-codes. We calculated the prevalence of pesticide-related hospitalizations among children and teenagers aged ≤19 years for all hospitalizations, unintentional exposures, intentional exposures, pesticide classifications, and illness severity. We also calculated age- and sex-specific prevalence of pesticide-related hospitalizations among children. Results. The prevalence of pesticide-related hospitalizations among children and teenagers was 2.1 per 100,000 population. The prevalence of pesticide-related hospitalizations per 100,000 population was 2.7 for boys and 1.5 for girls. The age-specific prevalence per 100,000 population was 5.3 for children aged 0-4 years, 0.3 for children and teenagers aged 5-14 years, and 2.3 for teenagers aged 15-19 years. Children aged 0-4 years had the highest prevalence of unintentional exposures, whereas teenagers aged 15-19 years had the highest prevalence of intentional exposures. Commonly reported pesticide categories were organophosphates/carbamates, disinfectants, rodenticides, and other pesticides (e.g., pyrethrins, pyrethroids). Of the 158 pesticide-related hospitalizations, most were coded as having minor (n586) or moderate (n540) illness severity. Conclusion. Characterizing the prevalence of pesticide-related hospitalizations among children and teenagers leads to a better understanding of the burden of pesticide exposures, including the type of pesticides used and the severity of potential health effects. This study found differences in the frequency of pesticide-related hospitalizations by sex, age, and intent (e.g., unintentional vs. intentional). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *HOSPITAL care
*NOSOLOGY
*PESTICIDES
*DATA analysis software
*ADOLESCENCE
*CHILDREN
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00333549
- Volume :
- 131
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Public Health Reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 116715733
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0033354916662218