Acute health symptoms related to perception and practice of pesticides use among farmers from all regions of Thailand
IntroductionOccupational exposure to pesticides may cause acute health effects for farmers and agricultural workers. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the prevalence of poisoning symptoms related pesticide exposure among farmers from all regions of Thailand, as well as factors linked to pois...
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| author | Ratana Sapbamrer Nalin Sittitoon Sakesun Thongtip Eakasit Chaipin Chatchada Sutalangka Wilawan Chaiut Aroon La-up Phiman Thirarattanasunthon Ajchamon Thammachai Boonsita Suwannakul Noppharath Sangkarit Amornphat Kitro Jinjuta Panumasvivat |
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| description | IntroductionOccupational exposure to pesticides may cause acute health effects for farmers and agricultural workers. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the prevalence of poisoning symptoms related pesticide exposure among farmers from all regions of Thailand, as well as factors linked to poisoning symptoms of neurological and neuromuscular systems, the respiratory system, and eye and skin disorders.MethodsA cross sectional study was conducted in 4,035 farmers who lived in four regions of Thailand. The samples were chosen using stratified random sampling, with 746 for the Central region, 2,065 for the North-East, 586 for the North, and 638 for the South.ResultsThe results found that the highest prevalence of poisoning symptoms was found in association with neurological and neuromuscular systems (75%), followed by the respiratory system (60.4%), the eyes (41.2%), and skin (14.8%). The most prevalent symptoms were muscle pain (49%) for neurological and neuromuscular symptoms, burning nose (37.6%) for respiratory symptoms, itchy eyes (26.3%) for eye symptoms, and rashes (14.4%) for skin symptoms. The remarkable findings were that types of pesticide use, task on the farm, types of pesticide sprayers, and perception are the crucial factors affecting all poisoning symptoms.DiscussionThe findings are also beneficial to the Thai government and other relevant organizations for launching measures, campaigns, or interventions to lower modifiable risk factors, resulting in reducing health risks associated with pesticide exposure. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c5795014dc244d669d3ce66e23f57d1f2024-01-08T04:55:57ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652024-01-011110.3389/fpubh.2023.12960821296082Acute health symptoms related to perception and practice of pesticides use among farmers from all regions of ThailandRatana Sapbamrer0Nalin Sittitoon1Sakesun Thongtip2Eakasit Chaipin3Chatchada Sutalangka4Wilawan Chaiut5Aroon La-up6Phiman Thirarattanasunthon7Ajchamon Thammachai8Boonsita Suwannakul9Noppharath Sangkarit10Amornphat Kitro11Jinjuta Panumasvivat12Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, ThailandSchool of Environmental Health, Institute of Public Health, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, ThailandDepartment of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of Phayao, Phayao, ThailandDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Science, Rajabhat Lampang University, Lampang, ThailandDepartment of Physical Therapy, School of Integrative Medicine, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, ThailandDepartment of Physical Therapy, School of Integrative Medicine, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, ThailandNakhonsawan Campus, Mahidol University, Nakhon Sawan, ThailandSchool of Public Health, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, ThailandDepartment of Physical Therapy, School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Phayao, Phayao, ThailandDepartment of Physical Therapy, School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Phayao, Phayao, ThailandDepartment of Physical Therapy, School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Phayao, Phayao, ThailandDepartment of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, ThailandDepartment of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, ThailandIntroductionOccupational exposure to pesticides may cause acute health effects for farmers and agricultural workers. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the prevalence of poisoning symptoms related pesticide exposure among farmers from all regions of Thailand, as well as factors linked to poisoning symptoms of neurological and neuromuscular systems, the respiratory system, and eye and skin disorders.MethodsA cross sectional study was conducted in 4,035 farmers who lived in four regions of Thailand. The samples were chosen using stratified random sampling, with 746 for the Central region, 2,065 for the North-East, 586 for the North, and 638 for the South.ResultsThe results found that the highest prevalence of poisoning symptoms was found in association with neurological and neuromuscular systems (75%), followed by the respiratory system (60.4%), the eyes (41.2%), and skin (14.8%). The most prevalent symptoms were muscle pain (49%) for neurological and neuromuscular symptoms, burning nose (37.6%) for respiratory symptoms, itchy eyes (26.3%) for eye symptoms, and rashes (14.4%) for skin symptoms. The remarkable findings were that types of pesticide use, task on the farm, types of pesticide sprayers, and perception are the crucial factors affecting all poisoning symptoms.DiscussionThe findings are also beneficial to the Thai government and other relevant organizations for launching measures, campaigns, or interventions to lower modifiable risk factors, resulting in reducing health risks associated with pesticide exposure.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1296082/fullpesticide exposureoccupational healthsymptomskineyeneurological |
| spellingShingle | Ratana Sapbamrer Nalin Sittitoon Sakesun Thongtip Eakasit Chaipin Chatchada Sutalangka Wilawan Chaiut Aroon La-up Phiman Thirarattanasunthon Ajchamon Thammachai Boonsita Suwannakul Noppharath Sangkarit Amornphat Kitro Jinjuta Panumasvivat Acute health symptoms related to perception and practice of pesticides use among farmers from all regions of Thailand Frontiers in Public Health pesticide exposure occupational health symptom skin eye neurological |
| title | Acute health symptoms related to perception and practice of pesticides use among farmers from all regions of Thailand |
| title_full | Acute health symptoms related to perception and practice of pesticides use among farmers from all regions of Thailand |
| title_fullStr | Acute health symptoms related to perception and practice of pesticides use among farmers from all regions of Thailand |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acute health symptoms related to perception and practice of pesticides use among farmers from all regions of Thailand |
| title_short | Acute health symptoms related to perception and practice of pesticides use among farmers from all regions of Thailand |
| title_sort | acute health symptoms related to perception and practice of pesticides use among farmers from all regions of thailand |
| topic | pesticide exposure occupational health symptom skin eye neurological |
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