Table 1 Elements of the systematic review questions
From: What are the non-food impacts of GM crop cultivation on farmers’ health?
Secondary questions | Subject | Population | Exposure/Intervention | Outcome | Comparator | Design |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q1: Does the cultivation of GM crops result in a lower number of pesticide-related poisonings? | Non-food health effects of GM cultivation | Farmers (understood as farm owners, farm labourers and agricultural contractors) in developing and developed countries | GM cultivation: any type of GM trait and any type of host crop | Intermediary: amount of pesticides usage; Final: number of pesticide-related poisonings | Farmers cultivating corresponding conventional non-GM crops (both traditional and organic) | Any study comparing the impacts on human health, before and after cultivating GM crops on the same farm, and between cultivation of GM crops and cultivation of non-GM crops either on the same farm or between different farms, but occurring at the same time |
Q2: Does the cultivation of GM crops allow for higher financial resources to be used by farmers to improve their and their family health status? | Same as above | Same as above | Same as above | Intermediary: income derived from GM crop cultivation; Final: health related expenditures | Same as above | Same as above |