scholarly journals The effectiveness of an educational intervention to improve knowledge and perceptions for reducing organophosphate pesticide exposure among Indonesian and South Australian migrant farmworkers

2016 ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suratman Suratman ◽  
Kirstin Ross ◽  
Kateryna Babina ◽  
John Edwards
Keyword(s):  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Pesticide Exposure ◽  
Migrant Farmworkers ◽  
Organophosphate Pesticide

Organophosphate pesticide exposure: Demographic and dietary predictors in an urban pregnancy cohort

2021 ◽  
Vol 283 ◽  
pp. 116920
Author(s):  
Hongxiu Liu ◽  
Anna Maria Campana ◽  
Yuyan Wang ◽  
Kurunthachalam Kannan ◽  
Mengling Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pesticide Exposure ◽  
Organophosphate Pesticide ◽  
Pregnancy Cohort

scholarly journals Erratum: “Prenatal Organophosphate Pesticide Exposure and Traits Related to Autism Spectrum Disorders in a Population Living in Proximity to Agriculture”

2018 ◽  
Vol 126 (7) ◽  
pp. 079001
Author(s):  
Sharon K. Sagiv ◽  
Maria H. Harris ◽  
Robert B. Gunier ◽  
Katherine R. Kogut ◽  
Kim G. Harley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Pesticide Exposure ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Organophosphate Pesticide ◽  
Spectrum Disorders

Organophosphate Pesticide Exposure in Farmworker Family Members in Western North Carolina and Virginia: Case Comparisons

2005 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas A. Arcury ◽  
Sara A. Quandt ◽  
Pamela Rao ◽  
Alicia M. Doran ◽  
Beverly M. Snively ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Pesticide Exposure ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Organophosphate Pesticide ◽  
Western North Carolina

Association Between In Utero Organophosphate Pesticide Exposure and Abnormal Reflexes in Neonates

2005 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica G. Young ◽  
Brenda Eskenazi ◽  
Eleanor A. Gladstone ◽  
Asa Bradman ◽  
Lesley Pedersen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pesticide Exposure ◽  
In Utero ◽  
Organophosphate Pesticide

scholarly journals Association of Organophosphate Pesticide Exposure and a Marker of Asthma Morbidity in an Agricultural Community

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 106-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wande Benka-Coker ◽  
Christine Loftus ◽  
Catherine Karr ◽  
Sheryl Magzamen
Keyword(s):  
Pesticide Exposure ◽  
Organophosphate Pesticide ◽  
Asthma Morbidity ◽  
Agricultural Community

scholarly journals Pilot Educational Intervention to Promote Safe Pesticide Use Practices Among Farmworkers in Nepal

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (8) ◽  
pp. 866-875
Author(s):  
Pramesh Koju ◽  
Prabin R Shakya ◽  
Archana Shrestha ◽  
Biraj M Karmacharya ◽  
Sudip Shrestha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Pesticide Exposure ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Health And Environmental Effects ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Handling Practices ◽  
Hands And Feet ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Objectives The misuse of pesticides among farmworkers in Nepal is commonplace. To address this, we implemented a pilot educational intervention (three modules delivered over 3 days and lasting approximately 3 h each) in Kavre District of Nepal. Modules included: (i) health and environmental effects of pesticides, (ii) use of personal protective equipment, and (iii) label literacy and behavioral factors that influence pesticide exposure. In addition, 10 posters with key messages from each of the modules were hung throughout communities. Methods Surveys were administered to cross-sectional convenience samples of farmworkers at baseline (n = 106) and 1 year later (n = 98). Practices relating to pesticides at baseline and endline were compared using multivariable logistic regression to adjust for differences in demographic and socioeconomic characteristics between the samples. Results Compared with the baseline sample, farmworkers in the endline sample were significantly more likely to report: getting information regarding the amount of pesticides to use from experts or pesticide labels (versus personal judgment); wearing gloves while mixing pesticides; wearing boots while working in the field; using personal hygiene practices after handling pesticides such as bathing or washing hands and feet; changing clothes after handling pesticides; checking the wind direction before spraying; and delaying entry for a longer period of time after spraying. Conclusions These results suggest that a simple educational intervention can improve pesticide handling practices among farmworkers in Nepal. Future research should explore the impact of such interventions on pesticide exposure levels and health outcomes, and the potential to scale up these programs nationally.

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