Acute Pesticide Poisoning in Children: Hospital Review in Selected Hospitals of Tanzania

Lekei, Elikana Eliona; Ngowi, Aiwerasia Vera; London, Leslie

doi:10.1155/2017/4208405

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“…Which is supported by the observation of Robert JR et al and Lu C et al 10,11 But Dayasiri KC et al, has found that pesticide poison is more common in below 5years age group. 8 Most of cases of poisoning were accidental only 7.4% cases were having suicidal intent, which is supported by the work of Elikana lekei et al 12 Incidence of poisoning was more in rainy season and most of the patient were from rural area then urban this finding corroborates with the finding of Dayasiri et al and Rao CSH et al 7,8 In present study most, common pesticide consumed was chlorpyrifos, (29.36%) followed by monochrotofos.…”

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Prospective study of spectrum, clinico-epidemiology, profile complication and outcome of pesticide poisoning in children

Rao¹,

Ramesh²,

Acharya³

2019

Int J Contemp Pediatr

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Background: Konaseema region of Andhra Pradesh is a rural area having well irrigated lands and rice fields. Agriculture is the major some of income, and pesticide use is high. As per one report of deccan chronicle (a daily newspaper) Andhra Pradesh and Telangana accounts for 24% share of pesticide consumption in the country. Pediatric pesticide poisoning is under reported in India as well. In this background resent study has been designed to study clinic-epidemiology, profile, complication and treatment outcome of pesticide poisoning in Konaseema region of Andhra Pradesh.Methods: In present study clinico-epidemiology, clinical profile, complication and outcome of the patient admitted in the Department of Emergency medicine and Paediatric were evaluated over a period of 12years.Results: Most of the children were above 5years of age that is 74.0% (n=40), rest were below 5years of age. Male children out numbered female children and accounted for 77.78% (n=42). Accidental poisoning was more than suicidal poisoning that is 94.59% of the patients. 9.35% patient (n=5) developed respiratory failure and required ventilator support. Non-carcinogenic pulmonary edema was present in 8 (14.81%) patients. Four patients have atropine toxicity, electrolyte in balance was found in 7.4% (n=4) patients. Acute kidney injury was present in two patients, 5.5% (n=3) patients developed cardiac arrhythmia.Conclusions: Chlorpyrifos was common agent which is responsible for poisoning most common complication in our patients were respiratory complications which required ventilatory support. Lack of information, improper disposal of container, non-existence of training and regulation is supported to the cause of accidental exposure of pesticide to paediatric patients.

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Prospective study of spectrum, clinico-epidemiology, profile complication and outcome of pesticide poisoning in children

Rao¹,

Ramesh²,

Acharya³

2019

Int J Contemp Pediatr

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“…Children in this age range are the most vulnerable group to be exposed to household chemical poisoning (Awang et al, 2003;Lam, 2003;Gutierrez et al, 2011;Tangiisuran et al, 2018). They have a high prevalence of acute poisoning as they are likely to taste or swallow harmful substances (Haghighat & Moatamedi, 2012;Adnan et al, 2013) due to their behaviour; curious, exploratory in nature, and prone to putting things in their mouths (typical of early childhood development) (Lekei et al, 2017;Peshin & Gupta, 2018). Therefore, strict supervision by adults is mandatory, and the reflection of attitude and perception (belief) of parents may affect preventive action (Rosenberg et al, 2011).…”

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“…Ideally, most people are more agreeable to practise the right procedures that have scientific or evidence-based information (Brownson et al, 2009). In developing proper practices that may overcome poisoning cases, household chemical products management needs to be implemented appropriately (Lekei et al, 2017).…”

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A Framework for Interpreting Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Study in Poisoning Incidents of Household Chemical Products

Rahman¹,

Samsurijan²,

Kamaruzaman³

et al. 2021

JSSM

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Household chemical products poisoning by accidental ingestion, injection or inhalation is the most commonly reported cases in medical emergency departments (Kassiri et al., 2012; Adnan et al., 2013; Tangiisuran et al., 2017). Household chemical products, such as cleaning products and toiletries, are commonly used items and can be easily found in all homes all over the world. The products, such as bleach, cleaners, disinfectants, and detergents, have become essential products to maintain the cleanliness and hygiene of daily human life. Since the chemical contents in these kinds of products are often harmful and poisonous, they can pose serious risks to people's health and environment. Nearly all of the household solution contains approximately 22% of harmful chemicals, such as formaldehyde and sodium chloride (EWG's Guide to Healthy Cleaning, n.d) which could

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“…Medications and household cleaning substances are the most frequent contributors of childhood poisoning in developed countries [8] . On the other hand, pesticides are a significant contributor for childhood poisoning in developing countries where agricultural activities are common [24,25] . The poison agent in the current study was taken through the digestive system in 60% of the incidents.…”

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The risk factors and parent perceptions regarding childhood poisoning; A descriptive cross-sectional study

Alqahtani¹,

Aljaseer²,

Kofi³

2021

Int. J. Adv. Community Med.

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Background: Poisoning represents a major health problem among children. It is among the top leading causes of death and disability among children. Despite the critical role of parents in implementation of any preventive measures of poisoning, data assessing the awareness of parents about childhood poisoning are very limited. is good solution for bed occupancy in hospitals. Objective: To determine the prevalence and risk factors of childhood poisoning among families attending Alwazarat family medicine center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Additionally, to determine awareness of the parents about the causes and risk factors of childhood poisoning. Methods: Observational cross-sectional design has been conducted between October and December 2020 among parents attending Alwazarat healthcare center. The target was fathers and mothers with at least one child under 6 years. The data were collected using a self-completed questionnaire. It included data on socio-demographic characteristics of parents, information about the child who had poisoning, information about the child poisoning incident, and parents' opinions about the causes and risk factors of child poisoning in general. Results: A total 236 parents were included in this analysis. The mean age was 36.0±8.1 years and 69.1% of the parents were fathers. Approximately 92.3% of the parents were married and only 7.7% were divorced or separated. A total 10 (4.2%) parents reported having one of their children had poisoning. Approximately 70% of the children who had poisoning required care at emergency department and 10% required hospitalization. None of the incidents was fatal. The poisoning incidents were caused by medications (40%), pesticide/insecticides (40%), and house-cleaning product (20%). Potential causes of poisoning included lack of child supervision in 50% of the incidents and lack of child-resistant cover of the storage container in 20%. The mean awareness score among parents was 69.6%. The highly acknowledged causes and risk factors of childhood poisoning included unsafe storage of household chemicals (97.4%), unsafe storage of medicines (96.2%), presence of poisons in the neighborhood/home garden (95.8%), and inadequate space in the house (90.7%). The least acknowledged causes and risk factors of childhood poisoning included lack of social support from community (29.8%), poor education of mother (30.6%), lack of family support (30.6%), poor behavior of mother (31.6%), and single-parent living status (33.9%). In multivariate logistic regression analysis, living in houses with larger number of rooms and smaller number of family members were significantly associated with higher awareness level. Conclusions: The prevalence of childhood poisoning was 4.2% among families seeking primary care services in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The finding indicate inadequate knowledge level of parents about childhood poisoning. There is urgent need for increasing public awareness on home safety measures to reduce the risk of childhood poisoning.

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Acute Pesticide Poisoning in Children: Hospital Review in Selected Hospitals of Tanzania

Cited by 22 publications

References 45 publications

Prospective study of spectrum, clinico-epidemiology, profile complication and outcome of pesticide poisoning in children

Prospective study of spectrum, clinico-epidemiology, profile complication and outcome of pesticide poisoning in children

A Framework for Interpreting Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Study in Poisoning Incidents of Household Chemical Products

The risk factors and parent perceptions regarding childhood poisoning; A descriptive cross-sectional study

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