ANALYSIS OF HEALTH DATA ON CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS FROM MUNICIPALITIES WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF AERIAL SPRAYING OF PESTICIDES IN THE STATE OF SÃO PAULO - BRAZIL, BETWEEN 2013 AND 2015

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.1592482216086

• Palavras-chave: child, adolescent, pesticide, infant mortality

• Keywords: child, adolescent, pesticide, infant mortality

• Abstract:

  Brazil has been the largest consumer of pesticides in the world since 2008. The State of São Paulo, with 645 municipalities, stands out as one of the largest consumers and with the highest amount of pesticides sold in 2014 (23.5% of the national total), also being highlighted with the highest number of notifications for poisoning by pesticides in the country. The objectives of the study were to analyze the health data of children and adolescents in regions with high exposure to pesticides, in order to seek possible relationships between pesticide use and illness.

  A descriptive study was carried out from the analysis of hospitalization of children and adolescents between 0 and 19 years of age, in the 15 municipalities of the State of São Paulo, with the highest amount of aerial spraying of pesticides, between 2013 and 2015. Data were collected on the hospital mortality rate, by place of residence, based on the Unified Health System (DATASUS).

  Among the 15 municipalities with the highest consumption of pesticides in the State of São Paulo, high rates of congenital malformations and neoplasms were pointed out in comparison with data from the State of São Paulo. The findings of high rates of diseases in the municipalities studied point to the need for further research on the effects of the use of pesticides and aerial spraying on the population.

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