Knowledge and Practices Relating to Acute Pesticide Poisoning Among Health Care Providers in Selected Regions of Tanzania.

CONCLUSIONS: The study revealed that HCPs in northern Tanzania lack adequate skills to diagnose and manage APP. For effective surveillance of APP, there is a need to include training on hazards, classification, diagnosis, and health effects in the training programmes for all HCPs in Tanzania. PMID: 28469444 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28469444?dopt=Abstract

Source: Environmental Health Insights - May 6, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Lekei E, Ngowi AV, Mkalanga H, London L Tags: Environ Health Insights Source Type: research