title: Effects of safety behaviours with pesticide use on occurrence of acute symptoms in male and female tobacco-growing Malaysian farmers.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health and Occupational Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Rusli Bin
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Nordi
authors.forename: Shunichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Araki
authors.forename: Hajime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Kazuhito
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
authors.forename: Wan Abdul Manan Bin
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Wan Muda
authors.forename: Daw
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Win Kyi
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D010575:Pesticides