Risk factors for acute pesticide poisoning (APP) among pesticide applicators
| Model | Variable | Crude OR of poisoning (n=41) | Adjusted OR of poisoning(n=41) | ||
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | ||
| Model 1 | Small-scale irrigated farms(n=171) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Large-scale open farms (n=26) | 2.16 | 0.72 to 6.46 | 1.18 | 0.36 to 3.83 | |
| Large-scale greenhouses (n=59) | 4.30 | 2.05 to 9.03 | 3.00 | 1.38 to 6.54 | |
| 2.51 | 1.09 to 5.78 (Khat chewing) | ||||
| 0.76 | 0.61 to 0.93 (duration of employment in years) | ||||
| Model 2 | Annual exposure (per 1000 exposure units)(n=256) | 1.20 | 1.06 to 1.33 | 1.14 | 1.00 to 1.29 |
| 2.62 | 1.15 to 5.97 (Khat chewing) | ||||
| 0.75 | 0.62 to 0.92 (duration of employment in years) | ||||