Agricultural practices and personal hygiene among agricultural workers in a rural area of Howrah district, West Bengal.
Indian J Public Health
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2005 Oct-Dec; 49(4): 252-3
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ABSTRACT
The study attempted to assess agricultural practices and personal hygiene among 100 agricultural workers in a rural area of West Bengal in 1999. 69% of the study population was marginal farmer with less than 2 acres of land. Organophosphorus group of pesticides were most commonly used pesticides (68%); spraying was irregular in nature (98%), through semiautomatic sprayer (99%) and only 5% used any special dress while spraying pesticides. 40% of workers used to store pesticides either in living room or in food storage area. 88% of them did not take any food during work with pesticides, only 37% used to take regular bath after working with pesticides but regular hand washing was practiced by all of them.
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Asunto principal:
Compuestos Organofosforados
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Plaguicidas
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Ropa de Protección
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Población Rural
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Factores Socioeconómicos
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud
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Higiene
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Estudio de prevalencia
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Factores de riesgo
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Indian J Public Health
Año:
2005
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Artículo
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