Research Article
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 | + | |
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