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August 2003, Vol 93, No. 8 | American Journal of Public Health 1310-1315
© 2003 American Public Health Association

RESEARCH AND PRACTICE

Childhood Pesticide Exposures on the Texas–Mexico Border: Clinical Manifestations and Poison Center Use

Martin Belson, MD, Stephanie Kieszak, MA, MPH, William Watson, PharmD, Kim M. Blindauer, DVM, MPH, Kathy Phan, MPH, Lorrie Backer, PhD, MPH and Carol Rubin, DVM, MPH

Martin Belson, Stephanie Kieszak, Kim M. Blindauer, Kathy Phan, Lorrie Backer, and Carol Rubin are with the National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga. William Watson is with the American Association of Poison Control Centers, Washington, DC.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Martin Belson, MD, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, MS:E23, 1600 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30333 (e-mail: mbelson{at}cdc.gov).

Objectives. The purpose of this study was to describe differences in childhood pesticide exposures between counties on the Texas–Mexico border and nonborder counties.

Method. The authors reviewed all pesticide exposures among children younger than 6 years reported to the South Texas Poison Center during 1997 through 2000.

Results. Nonborder counties had twice the reported exposure rate of border counties. Parents of border children were significantly less likely to contact the poison center after an exposure and more likely to have their children evaluated in a health care facility.

Conclusions. Increasing residents’ awareness of the poison center and identifying potential barriers to its use among residents of Texas–Mexico border communities may prevent unnecessary visits to health care facilities.






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