Table 1. General characteristics of studies about residents’ exposure to agricultural pesticides published between 1998 and 2018 included for scoping review (n = 151).
| n (N = 151) | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Study type | ||
| Epidemiological studies | 98 | 64.9 |
| Case-control study | 56 | 37.1 |
| Ecological study | 19 | 12.6 |
| Cohort study | 17 | 11.3 |
| Cross sectional study | 4 | 2.6 |
| Protocol for future cohort study | 2 | 1.3 |
| Methodological framework for epidemiological studies | 8 | 5.3 |
| Observational measurement studies | 26 | 17.2 |
| Risk assessment studies | 19 | 12.6 |
| Risk assessment studies | 8 | 5.3 |
| Methodological framework for risk assessment studies | 11 | 7.3 |
| Publication year | ||
| < 2000 | 4 | 2.6 |
| 2000–2004 | 21 | 13.9 |
| 2005–2009 | 25 | 16.6 |
| 2010–2014 | 37 | 24.5 |
| 2015–2019 | 64 | 42.4 |
| Geographic zone | ||
| North America | 91 | 60.3 |
| Europe | 46 | 30.4 |
| Asia | 5 | 3.3 |
| South America | 4 | 2.6 |
| Africa | 3 | 2.0 |
| Central America | 1 | 0.7 |
| Australia | 1 | 0.7 |