The safety and health of farmers exposed to chemicals for plant protection in vegetable areas
- Author:
Do -- Ham
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Chemical, health, marmer, vegetable
- MeSH:
Agrochemicals;
Vegetables
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
2005;0(12):35-42
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The cross-sectional study with interviews people who exposed to chemicals for plant protection at 528 households in vegetable areas in Thai Nguyen city showed that: the rate of people directly exposing to pesticides in study group is very high (34.8%). 55.3% of people exposing to pesticides are women, 20% out of them under 18 and over 60 years old. Knowledge and practice on safety in using pesticides are even low. Common manifestations: tiredness, headache, dizziness, numbness account for 3.1-48.1%. The rate of nerve and dermal diseases is relatively high
