Tobacco farming: use of personal protective equipment and pesticide poisoning

Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel

Objective: To verify the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and the presence of symptoms of intoxication by pesticides in tobacco farmers. Methods: Cross-sectional study with farmers of the northwest of the state of Rio Grande do Sul in 2012/2013 through a household survey with interview. Results: Participants were 100 male farmers, they were on average 46.9±10.8 years-old; 97 (97,0%) used pesticides; 81 (81,0%) reported using PPE; 20 (20.0%) had symptoms of intoxication. Conclusions: Workers make partial use of PPE, it may favor the emergence of health problems related to pesticides. It is necessary that health workers, along with these workers, to incorporate into practice the comprehensive health assistance encompassing prevention, promotion, assistance and reporting of cases of poisoning.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Weitere Titel: Fumicultura: uso de equipamento de proteção individual e intoxicação por agrotóxico ; El cultivo de tabaco: el uso de equipo de protección personal y la intoxicación por plaguicidas
• ISSN: 2175-5361
• Umfang: Seite(n): 466-472
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anmerkungen: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 9(2)

Klassifikation und Themen

• Thema: Soziologie, Anthropologie ; Medizinsoziologie ; Landwirt ; Gesundheit ; Prophylaxe ; Arbeitnehmer ; Arbeitsschutz ; Krankenpflege ; Brasilien ; Lateinamerika ; Südamerika

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Cargnin, Marcia Casaril dos Santos ; Echer, Isabel Cristina ; Silva, Djulia Rosa da
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wann): 2017

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2017.v9i2.466-472
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-53575-8
• Rechteinformation: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 21.06.2024, 16:27 MESZ