Acre and Rondônia: comparison of cases of intoxication by agrochemicals, agricultural production, and sociodemographic profile

Abstract

The objective of this work was to compare cases of poisoning by agrochemicals, as well as the agricultural production and sociodemographic profile, in the period from 2007 to 2017, between the states of Acre and Rondônia. The study is descriptive and used a data collection, through consultation in the government database on aggravation and notification to Sistema de Informação de Agravos e Notificação (Sinan/Ministry of Health), to the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), and to the Ministry of Livestock and Supply (MAPA). The OpenEpin platform was used for the transcription of data in proportion and 95% CI. Acre and Rondônia states rank respectively 24th and 16th among Brazilian states that market agrochemicals. As to the use of agrochemicals by planted area, Rondônia ranks 5th, and Acre ranks 19th. The predominance of family farming is notorious in the states. The highest incidences of reports on intoxication resulted from the use of agricultural pesticides, with a higher incidence for males. In view of the indiscriminate use of these pesticides, more effective inspection and control are considered as necessary, as well as the promotion of public policies aimed to train up the rural producer, enabling them to use these products adequately, and to promote the awareness among the population exposed to these products which represent risks to the human being and the environment.