Synthesis matrix 6-10

Author/ Date	Aim of Study	Type of literature + type of method	Result /Conclusion	Strengths + limitations	Thematic coding	Setting/ Context
Nicolopoulou-Stamat (2016)	To explain the most commonly used pesticides and their effects on human and environmental health	Research/comparative	The study concluded that there are negative outcomes to health upon exposure to pesticides	Strengths: provides a full, detailed description on different pesticides and cites other important studies. Limitations: lacks original data	Chemical pesticides Human health Environmental health Organophosphate	Agricultural farms
Aaron & Roberts (2007)	To describe the pesticide organophosphate and the epidemic of poisoning by it	Causation/association	This study concludes that there are alarming amounts of poisoning and should be better regulated	Strengths: this study provides a very good description of organophosphate pesticides and poisonings related to it	Organophosphate pesticide Acute poisoning	Agriculture farms
Rao et. al (2007)	Describe the risk analysis of pesticide exposure of farmworker’s families	Mixed methods	Risk perception of pesticides in homes is low and families are exposed	Strengths: includes interviews with many families, includes a description of the families, good data research Limitations: does not include the specific pesticides that families were exposed to	Hispanic farmworkers Ethnography Second-hand exposure	US farms Homes of workers
Castorina et al. 2015	Reduce pesticide exposure of farmworker’s children	RCT	Community intervention programs were not statistically significant.	Strengths: very extensive study with lots of data. The researchers took everything into account. Suggestions for exposure reduction are given Limitations: not statistically significant	Children Community Farmworkers	USA farmworker communities
Lu et. al (2006)	Test whether organic diets significantly reduce pesticide exposure	RCT	Organic diets significantly reduce organophosphorus exposure in children	Strengths: describe organophosphate and its effects, good detailed data and methods section Limitations: does not test exposure in people of other ages	Children Dietary exposure Organophosphorus Organic	Elementary school