Health Effects of Pesticide Exposure in Latin American and the Caribbean Populations: A Scoping Review

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dc.article.number096002
dc.catalogadorjwg
dc.contributor.authorZúñiga-Venegas, Liliana A.
dc.contributor.authorJara, Juan P. Gutiérrez
dc.contributor.authorHyland, Carly
dc.contributor.authorCardenas, Andrés
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Anna
dc.contributor.authorMora, Ana M.
dc.contributor.authorMuñoz-Quezada, María Teresa
dc.contributor.authorLucero, Boris
dc.contributor.authorQuirós-Alcalá, Lesliam
dc.contributor.authorButinof, Mariana
dc.contributor.authorBuralli, Rafael
dc.contributor.authorFernandez, Ricardo A.
dc.contributor.authorFoerster, Claudia
dc.contributor.authorGouveia, Nelson
dc.contributor.authorMuñoz, María Pía
dc.contributor.authorRamírez-Santana, Muriel
dc.contributor.authorTirado, Noemi
dc.contributor.authorJoode, Berna van Wendel
dc.contributor.authorCalaf, Gloria M.
dc.contributor.authorHandal, Alexis J.
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Agnes Soares
dc.contributor.authorCortés Arancibia, Sandra Isabel
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-19T16:15:37Z
dc.date.available2024-01-19T16:15:37Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstract© 2022, Public Health Services, US Dept of Health and Human Services. All rights reserved.BACKGROUND: Multiple epidemiological studies have shown that exposure to pesticides is associated with adverse health outcomes. However, the literature on pesticide-related health effects in the Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC) region, an area of intensive agricultural and residential pesticide use, is sparse. We conducted a scoping review to describe the current state of research on the health effects of pesticide exposure in LAC populations with the goal of identifying knowledge gaps and research capacity building needs. METHODS: We searched PubMed and SciELO for epidemiological studies on pesticide exposure and human health in LAC populations published between January 2007 and December 2021. We identified 233 publications from 16 countries that met our inclusion criteria and grouped them by health outcome (genotoxicity, neurobehavioral outcomes, placental outcomes and teratogenicity, cancer, thyroid function, reproductive outcomes, birth outcomes and child growth, and others). RESULTS: Most published studies were conducted in Brazil (37%, n = 88) and Mexico (20%, n = 46), were cross-sectional in design (72%, n = 167), and focused on farmworkers (45%, n = 105) or children (21%, n = 48). The most frequently studied health effects included genotoxicity (24%, n = 62) and neurobehavioral outcomes (21%, n = 54), and organophosphate (OP) pesticides were the most frequently examined (26%, n = 81). Forty-seven percent (n = 112) of the studies relied only on indirect pesticide exposure assessment methods. Exposure to OP pesticides, carbamates, or to multiple pesticide classes was consistently associated with markers of genotoxicity and adverse neurobehavioral outcomes, particularly among children and farmworkers. DISCUSSION: Our scoping review provides some evidence that exposure to pesticides may adversely impact the health of LAC populations, but methodological limitations and inconsistencies undermine the strength of the conclusions. It is critical to increase capacity building, integrate research initiatives, and conduct more rigorous epidemiological studies in the region to address these limitations, better inform public health surveillance systems, and maximize the impact of research on public policies.
dc.description.funderInternational Society of Environmental Epidemiology
dc.description.funderPan American Health Organization
dc.fuente.origenScopus
dc.identifier.doi10.1289/EHP9934
dc.identifier.eissn1552-29924
dc.identifier.issn15529924 00916765
dc.identifier.pubmedid36173136
dc.identifier.scopusidSCOPUS_ID:85138899298
dc.identifier.urihttp://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/80774
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Medicina; Cortes Arancibia Sandra Isabel; 0000-0003-3293-1419; 1005970
dc.issue.numero9
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesoContenido parcial
dc.publisherPublic Health Services, US Dept of Health and Human Services
dc.relation.ispartofEnvironmental Health Perspectives
dc.revistaEnvironmental Health Perspectives
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.titleHealth Effects of Pesticide Exposure in Latin American and the Caribbean Populations: A Scoping Review
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen130
sipa.codpersvinculados1005970
sipa.trazabilidadSCOPUS;10-11-2022
sipa.trazabilidadORCID;2024-01-08
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