Residential Proximity to Agricultural Fields and Neurological and Mental Health Outcomes in Rural Adults in Matlab, Bangladesh.

Pesticide exposure is an important rural public health concern that is linked to a spectrum of health outcomes in farmers. However, little is known about these effects on residents living in close proximity to agricultural fields and who are not involved in regular farming. This paper compared the effects of residential proximity to farming lands on a number of neurological and mental health outcomes in adults.

A disease burden analysis of garment factory workers in Bangladesh: proposal for annual health screening.

Background: To characterize the health status of selected garment and textile factory workers in Bangladesh using a workplace mobile health clinic.

Methods: A retrospective review of de-identified worker health information was performed using 1906 medical records.

Results: The mean age of the workers was 27.