Effects of Safety Behaviours with Pesticide Use on Occurrence of Acute Symptoms in Male and Female Tobacco-growing Malaysian Farmers

Rusli Bin NORDIN; Shunichi ARAKI; Hajime SATO; Kazuhito YOKOYAMA; Wan Abdul Manan Bin WAN MUDA; Daw WIN KYI

doi:10.2486/indhealth.40.182

Rusli Bin NORDIN, Shunichi ARAKI, Hajime SATO, Kazuhito YOKOYAMA, Wan Abdul Manan Bin WAN MUDA, Daw WIN KYI

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Keywords: Pesticide poisoning, Safety behaviour, Organ symptom, Tobacco-growing farmer, Gender difference, Occupational Health, Developing Country

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2002 Volume 40 Issue 2 Pages 182-190

DOI https://doi.org/10.2486/indhealth.40.182

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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 tobaccogrowing farmers are discussed in the light of these findings.

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