Periodicidad semestral: flujo continuo.
ISSN - Electrónico: 2661-6947 / DOI: 10.36015 • LILACS BIREME (19784); LATINDEX (20666)
INTRODUCTION.Worldwide Exposure to pesticides in agricultural workers and producers has been the cause of the appearance of respiratory symptoms. Ecuador having 62% of the rural population dedicated to this activity. OBJETIVE. Identify and evaluate the working conditions associated with respiratory symptoms due to exposure to pesticide residues. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Cross-sectional analytical study. Population of 140 and sample of 102 workers of the Condimensa company. The data were collected using the respiratory health questionnaire of the European Community Respiratory Health Survey in Latin America, second version, in september 2020. RESULTS. A statistically significant relationship between chronic phlegm and sex type was found with a Fisher exact (p=0,015), the handling of harmful or toxic substances Fisher exact (p = 0.001), and the condition of chemical exposure a Fisher Exact Test (p=0,0006). Through logistic regression analysis, it was determined that the handling of harmful or toxic substances (Odds Ratio 5.50, Confidence
Interval 95% 1.58 - 19.17), and being exposed to chemicals (Odds Ratio 7.00, Confidence Interval 95% 2.11 - 23.22), were risk factors for the development of respiratory symptoms: chronic phlegm, chronic cough, wheezing, chest tightness, chronic dyspnea, chronic bronchitis. CONCLUSION. The working conditions associated with respiratory symptoms due to exposure to residues associated with chronic phlegm were recorded and evaluated; and the evidence was strong for residual pesticide exposure.
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