Author:

• Deise Lisboa Riquinho - Riquinho, D. L. - Porto Alegre, RS - Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz - <deise.riquinho@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6604-8985

Co-author(s):

• Élida Azevedo Hennington - Hennington,E.A. - Rio de Janeiro, - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz - <elida.hennington@ensp.fiocruz.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5280-8827

Thematic Area:

Saúde e Trabalho

Abstract:

Introduction This study presents a review of the literature published between 1979 and 2010 on health and working conditions in tobacco cultivation, with particular emphasis on the Brazilian context. Method A review of computerized databases (PubMed, Scopus, WilsonWeb and Bireme/PAHO Virtual Health Library – Public Health) was carried out using the following search terms: tobacco, agricultural worker health, agricultural worker disease, working conditions, unsafe working conditions, occupational risk, occupational disease, and labor force. Articles published in English, Spanish and Portuguese were selected. Results and Discussion Thirty-seven articles were selected from 214 references that were initially identified. Thirty-four additional publications (reports, etc.) were also analyzed. Among the many effects described in the literature, especially noteworthy are “green tobacco sickness,” respiratory disorders, musculoskeletal injuries, mental disorders, and a negative environmental impact. Very few studies have been carried out in Brazil.

Keywords:

Tobacco Occupational Risk Rural Health Working Conditions Public Health

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