Manisha Karki, Marie Line El Asmar, Eva Riboli Sasco, Austen El-Osta
Public libraries to promote public health and wellbeing: a cross-sectional study of community-dwelling adults
BMC public health
children living agricultural areas risk exposure pesticides due involvement agricultural activities pesticides one chemicals classified endocrine disrupting chemicals examine association exposure organophosphate pesticides occurrence thyroid dysfunction children crosssectional study conducted 66 children two elementary schools located agricultural area brebes district indonesia 2015 determine pesticide exposure history analyzed urine samples completed questionnaire meanwhile thyroid function tests performed organophosphate pesticide metabolites detected urine samples 15 23 66 children thyroid stimulating hormone tsh levels 45 iuml detected 24 36 children free thyroxine ft4 levels participants normal mean tsh level children positive urinary organophosphate pesticide metabolites 774 iu ml significantly p0005 higher negative 434 iuml prevalence hypothyroidism children positive urinary organophosphate pesticide metabolites 67 significantly higher negative 27 pr 24 95 ci 14 43 history pesticide exposure could used risk factor occurrence thyroid dysfunction children living agricultural areas