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Exposición ocupacional a plomo en agentes policiales que supervisan pruebas prácticas en polígonos de tiro en Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2019)A pesar de que estudios alrededor del mundo han evidenciado que los polígonos de tiro constituyen centros de trabajo con altos niveles de exposición al plomo, pocos estudios en América Latina han examinado la exposición ... -
Exposure to common-use pesticides, manganese, lead, and thyroidfunction among pregnant women from the Infants' EnvironmentalHealth (ISA) study, Costa Rica
(Elsevier, 2021-10-28)Background:Pesticides and metals may disrupt thyroid function, which is key to fetal brain development.Objectives:To evaluate if current-use pesticide exposures, lead and excess manganese alter free thyroxine (FT4),freet ... -
Exposure to multiple pesticides and neurobehavioral outcomes among smallholder farmers in Uganda
(Elsevier, 2021-03-20)Background: Multiple epidemiological studies have shown that exposure to single pesticide active ingredients or chemical groups is associated with adverse neurobehavioral outcomes in farmers. In agriculture, exposure to ... -
Exposure to obesogenic endocrine disrupting chemicals and obesity among youth of Latino or Hispanic origin in the United States and Latin America: A lifecourse perspective
(Wiley, 2021-02-26)Following a 2019 workshop led by the Center for Global Health Studies at the Fogarty International Center on the topic of childhood obesity prevention and research synergies transpiring from cross-border collaborations, ... -
Ética de las decisiones jurídicas adoptadas en materia de salud pública en Costa Rica :el caso de los anestesiólogos
(Escuela de Filosofía, 2015)Por medio de la presente investigación se analiza la problemática que enfrenta el sistema de salud costarricense. Lo anterior, desde una visión ético-jurídica en torno a diferentes decisiones que han mediado en las listas ... -
Factores laborales, exposición a plaguicidas y síntomas depresivos en mujeres madres participantes de la cohorte ISA, Matina, Limón, Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2023)La depresión es un comportamiento complejo del estado de ánimo, caracterizado por una tristeza persistente y pérdida de interés o placer, que depende de factores externos o personales de tipo sociodemográfico, socioeconómico, ... -
Factores psicosociales de riesgo laboral asociados a variables sociodemográficas en personal docente de zonas urbana y rural en Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2023-11)Evalúa la asociación de los factores psicosociales de riesgo laboral con variables sociodemográficas en el personal docente de dos centros de educación secundaria urbano y rural de Costa Rica. El instrumento utilizado fue ... -
Fatal occupational injuries in Nicaragua, 2005
(Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua, León., 2011)We attempt to estimate the rate of fatal occupational injuries (FOI) in Nicaragua for 2005, using 10 incomplete data sources. Based on the 173 identified FOIs, the crude empirical FOI rate estimate was 8.3 per 100,000 ... -
Field testing passive air samplers for current use pesticides in a tropical environment
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica., 2008)Air was sampled for one year in the central valley of Costa Rica using an active high-volume sampler as well as passive samplers (PAS) based on polyurethane foam (PUF) disks and XAD-resin filled mesh cylinders. Extracts ... -
Heat exposure in sugarcane harvesters in Costa Rica
(Wiley Periodicals, 2013)Background Occupational heat stress is a major concern in sugarcane production and has been hypothesized as a causal factor of a chronic kidney disease epidemic in Central America. This study described working conditions ... -
Heat exposure in sugarcane workers in Costa Rica during the non-harvest season
(Global Health Action, 2010)This observational pilot study was carried out at three sugarcane companies in Costa Rica. Its main objective was to determine the potential for heat stress conditions for workers in one sugarcane-growing region in Costa ... -
Heat-Related Symptoms in Sugarcane Harvesters
(Wiley, 2015-02-26)Background: Exposure to heat stress is a documented risk for Central American sugarcane harvesters. However, little is known about heat-related illness in this population. Methods: This study examined the frequency of ... -
Importación de plaguicidas y peligros en salud en América Central durante el periodo 2005 - 2009
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2015-07-01)Se analizaron datos de importación de plaguicidas agrícolas en América Central, para el quinquenio 2005-2009 para el monitoreo de peligros en salud. La metodología usada ya fue publicada para el análisis del quinquenio ... -
In situ toxicity and ecological risk assessment of agro-pesticide runoff in the Madre de Dios River in Costa Rica
(SpringerEuCheMS Division of Chemistry and the Environment, 2016-10-18)The River Madre de Dios (RMD) and its lagoon is a biodiversity rich watershed formed by a system of streams, rivers, channels, and a coastal lagoon communicating with the Caribbean Sea. This basin sustains a large area of ... -
Incidence of childhood cancer in Costa Rica, 2000–2014: An international perspective
(Elsevier, 2018-10-18)Background: Estimating childhood cancer incidence globally is hampered by a lack of reliable data from lowand middle-income countries. Costa Rica is one of the few middle-income countries (MIC) with a long-term high quality ... -
Incidence of childhood cancer in Costa Rica, 2000–2014: An international perspective
(Elsevier, 2018-10)Background: Estimating childhood cancer incidence globally is hampered by a lack of reliable data from low- and middle-income countries. Costa Rica is one of the few middle-income countries (MIC) with a long-term high ... -
Indicadores de importación de plaguicidas por trabajador y área agrícola como herramienta para el monitoreo de peligros para el ambiente y la salud en Costa Rica
(2013-08-22)Costa Rica es uno de los países a nivel mundial con el mayor índice de importación de plaguicidas por habitante y por área agrícola (WRI 2011); para el año 2010 se importaron más de 13, 8 millones de kilogramos de ingrediente ... -
Indigenous children living nearby plantations with chlorpyrifos-treated bags have elevated 3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinol (TCPy) urinary concentrations
(Elsevier, 2012)The US Environmental Protection Agency voluntary phased-out residential use of chlorpyrifos in 2001. In contrast, in Costa Rica, chlorpyrifos-treated bags are increasingly used to protect banana and plantain fruits from ... -
Informal employment and health status in Central America
(Springer Nature, 2015-07-24)Background: Informal employment is assumed to be an important but seldom studied social determinant of health, affecting a large number of workers around the world. Although informal employment arrangements constitute a ... -
Informality, social citizenship, and wellbeing among migrant workers in Costa Rica in the context of COVID-19
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2022-05-20)Costa Rica is home to 557,000 migrants, whose disproportionate exposure to precarious, dangerous, and informal work has resulted in persistent inequities in health and wellbeing in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. We ...