Epidemiol Serv Saude
July 2020
Objective: to estimate the prevalence of acute poisoning by pesticides and associated factors in Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Methods: this was a cross-sectional study, the outcome of which was acute intoxication in the month prior to the interview, as diagnosed by a physician; multivariate analysis was performed using Poisson regression.
Results: we interviewed 753 individuals; acute intoxication occurred at a rate of 17%; the main associated factors were living near plantations (PR=2.