Pesticide Use and Self-Reported Symptoms of Acute Pesticide Poisoning among Aquatic Farmers in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Table 4

Reported self-perceived symptoms among 89 farmers in Boeung Cheung Ek Lake, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Types of symptom	N	Prevalence	Severity of symptoms:
		%	Mild	Moderate
Muscarinic symptoms
Headache	49	55.1	+
Blurred vision	23	25.8		+
Chest pain	14	15.7		+
Excessive sweating	13	14.6		+
Shortness of breath	11	12.4		+
Nausea	9	10.1	+
Excessive salivation	6	6.7		+
Stomach ache/cramp	5	5.6		+
Cough	5	5.6	+
Vomiting	3	3.4		+
Diarrhea	2	2.2		+
Nicotinic symptoms
Muscle cramp	20	22.5		+
Muscle weakness	13	14.6	+
Twitching eyelids	3	3.4		+
CNS symptoms
Dizziness	51	57.3	+
Fatigue	41	46.1	+
Body tremor	9	10.1		+
Numbness	10	11.2		+
Insomnia	3	3.4	+
General signs
Dry throat	61	68.5	+
Joint pain	34	38.2	+
Itchy skin	22	24.7	+
Red eyes	7	7.9	+
Cold limbs at night	6	6.7	+
Burning nose	4	4.5	+
Loss of appetite	1	1.1	+
Runny nose	2	2.2	+