Exposição aos agrotóxicos e intoxicações agudas em região de intensa produção agrícola em Mato Grosso, 2013*

to estimate the prevalence of acute poisoning by pesticides and associated factors in Mato Grosso, Brazil.this was a cross-sectional study, the outcome of which was acute intoxication in the month prior to the interview, as diagnosed by a physician; multivariate analysis was performed using Poisson regression.we interviewed 753 individuals; acute intoxication occurred at a rate of 17%; the main associated factors were living near plantations...