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标题：Razi, Rezaeian, Dehkordi, Manshoori, Goujani, and Vazirinejad: Exposure to pistachio pesticides and stillbirth: a case-control study
其他标题：Exposure to pistachio pesticides and stillbirth: a case-control study
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作者：Saeid Razi ; Mohsen Rezaeian ; Fatemeh Ghani Dehkordi 等
期刊名称：Epidemiology and Health
印刷版ISSN：2092-7193
出版年度：2016
卷号：38
DOI：10.4178/epih.e2016016
语种：English
出版社：Taehan P'ibu Kwahakhoe
其他摘要：OBJECTIVES: Stillbirth is an undesirable outcome of pregnancy. In light of the increasing use of pesticides and growing concerns about the possible health effects of agricultural pesticides, we investigated the effect of exposure to pistachio pesticides on stillbirth in pregnant mothers. METHODS: This case-control study was conducted in Rafsanjan, Iran from 2011 to 2012. A total of 125 females who had a recent stillbirth were included as the case group, and 250 controls were selected from females who had a recent live birth. For each case, two controls with the nearest propensity score to the case were selected. Data were collected using a protocol developed by the researcher that involved interviewing respondents and reviewing their medical records. Conditional multivariate and univariate logistic regression analysis were performed and odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated. RESULTS: The ORs of stillbirth in mothers living in pistachio gardens and those who were exposed to sprayed pesticides, in comparison to the controls, were 14.1 (95% CI, 3.3 to 63.4) and 5.0 (95% CI, 1.2 to 28.6), respectively. No significant differences were found in stillbirth rates according to the distance between the mother’s residence and a pistachio garden or involvement in agricultural activities. CONCLUSIONS: The results of our study showed that exposure to pistachio pesticides during pregnancy may increase the likelihood of stillbirth in mothers.
其他关键词：Stillbirth ; Pregnancy ; Pesticides ; Case-control studies ; Iran