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
Article
Dans Anglais
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-109253
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.
Texte intégral:
Disponible
Indice:
IMSEAR (Asie du Sud-Est)
Sujet Principal:
Composés organiques du phosphore
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Pesticides
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Vêtements de protection
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Population rurale
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Facteurs socioéconomiques
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Femelle
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Humains
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Mâle
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Connaissances, attitudes et pratiques en santé
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Hygiène
Type d'étude:
Étude observationnelle
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Étude de prévalence
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Facteurs de risque
Pays comme sujet:
Asie
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Indian J Public Health
Année:
2005
Type:
Article
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