Evaluation of a safety educational programme for the prevention of pesticide poisoning.
The causal factors of pesticide poisoning in spraymen usually include sloppy handling, leakage of sprayers and a lack of personal protection, as well as of a knowledge about pesticide toxicity. This paper outlines the results of a safety educational programme to prevent pesticide poisoning among Chinese village spraymen in 1991 and 1992. The programme consisted of two parts: an interview of 3,286 trained subjects who were surveyed before and after the education courses, and a survey on the prevalence of pesticide poisoning among spraymen in 10 villages in 1991 and 1992, respectively. The results showed a general improvement in the knowledge about pesticide toxicity and safe use among the surveyed subjects. The prevalence of pesticide poisoning among the surveyed spraymen decreased from 1.05% in 1991 to 0.25% in 1992. Moreover, a 68.2% reduction of pesticide poisoning cases was observed in 10 villages in 1992. The success of the safety educational programme proved that education is an effective measure for preventing pesticide poisoning.
Chen
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S
Institute of Occupational Medicine, Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, Beijing, China.
He
F
F
Zhang
Z
Z
Gao
Y
Y
Zhou
A
A
Xie
C
C
Xiong
L
L
Chen
D
D
Wang
S
S
Jia
J
J
D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000517:prevention & control; D016272:Occupational Health; D010575:Pesticides / Q000506:poisoning*
D010575:Pesticides