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1844/2011 - HEARING HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE WORKERS EXPOSED TO PESTICIDES
SAÚDE AUDITIVA E QUALIDADE DE VIDA EM TRABALHADORES EXPOSTOS A AGROTÓXICOS

Author:

• Cristiane Costa da Cunha Oliveira - OLIVEIRA, C.C.C. - Aracaju, Se - Universidade Tiradentes - <criscunhaoliva@yahoo.com.br>

Co-author(s):

• Marlizete Maldonado Vargas - VARGAS, MM - Universidade Tiradentes - <marlizete@uol.com.br>
• Tereza Raquel Ribeiro de Sena - SENA, T.R.R. - Universidade Tiradentes - <tr@trsena.com.br>

Thematic Area:

Saúde e Trabalho

Abstract:

The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between exposure to pesticides and the occurrence of hearing loss among workers rural Povoado Colônia Treze, Lagarto Sergipe, Brazil. We selected 351 adult workers aged 18 to 59 years, with current or past work activity in rural areas, with or without use of pesticides. Audiological evaluation form was compost of linear record the hearing thresholds by air normality criteria recommended by Merluzzi 1979. The instrument used for assessing the quality of life was the Brazilian version of the Short Form 36 (SF-36). Statistical analysis was performed (chi-square X2, nonparametric Kruskal-Wallis test, Cramer‘s V and Cohen‘s d) with a significance level of 95% (p <0.05). The results related to the use of the pesticide toxicity in the presence of hearing loss and indices of quality of life (p <0.001). This study may prove that farmers, agro-users showed the worst levels of quality of life when compared with those who have not used them. The use of pesticides and their toxicity class interfered most striking way in the classification of hearing loss presented in the same and further studies are recommended to assess other impacts in this population.

Keywords:

Pesticides Occupational Health Rural Population Quality of Life.

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OLIVEIRA, C.C.C., VARGAS, MM, SENA, T.R.R.. HEARING HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE WORKERS EXPOSED TO PESTICIDES. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2012/Mar). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/hearing-health-and-quality-of-life-workers-exposed-to-pesticides/9454?id=9454



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