Effects of safety behaviours with pesticide use on occurrence of acute symptoms in male and female tobacco-growing Malaysian farmers.
The effects of safety behaviours associated with pesticide use on the occurrence of acute organ symptoms in 395 male and 101 female tobacco-growing farmers in Malaysia were studied. We used a 15-questionnaire checklist on safe pesticide-use behaviours and a 25-questionnaire checklist on acute organ symptoms reported shortly after spraying pesticides. Results of stepwise multiple linear regression analysis indicated that no smoking while spraying, good sprayer-condition, and changing clothes immediately after spraying significantly prevented occurrence of acute symptoms just after pesticide spray in male farmers; in female farmers, only wearing a hat while spraying significantly prevented the symptoms. Safety behaviours in pesticide use in male and female tobacco-growing farmers are discussed in the light of these findings.
Nordi
Rusli Bin
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Department of Public Health and Occupational Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan.
Araki
Shunichi
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Sato
Hajime
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Yokoyama
Kazuhito
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Wan Muda
Wan Abdul Manan Bin
WA
Win Kyi
Daw
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000383:Agriculture; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D010575:Pesticides / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011482:Protective Devices; D012449:Safety; D012907:Smoking; D014026:Nicotiana
D010575:Pesticides