Objective To analyze the characteristics of pesticide poisonings during 2001-2010 in Songjiang District of Shanghai, and to provide a scientific basis for strengthening the prevention and control of pesticide poisonings as well as improving management.
Methods A total of 667 cases of pesticide poisonings that occurred during 2001-2010 in Songjiang District were subjected to statistical analysis with Excel and SPSS 11.5 to describe the occurrence of pesticide poisonings in terms of distributions of incident season and victim's age and sex.
Results Of the 667 cases of pesticide poisonings that occurred in Songjiang District of Shanghai during the ten years, 588 cases were non-occupational and the other 79 cases were occupational. With 12.57/105 person-years of the incidence rate and 2.70% of the mortality rate, the annual incidence rate was fluctuated slightly. The non-occupational pesticide poisoning cases were mainly females (56.63%) with age between 20 and 39 years old, while the occupational pesticide poisoning cases were mainly males (59.49%) between 40 and 59 years old. The non-occupational pesticide poisonings showed no seasonal variation, while the occupational ones mainly occurred in the third quarter, accounting for 39.13% of all occupational pesticide poisoning cases.
Conclusion The incidence rates of pesticide poisonings in Songjiang District over 2001-2010 are relatively stable. Institutionalized management of production, sale, transportation, and use of pesticides should be strengthened so as to further reduce the occurrence of pesticide poisonings.
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