期刊名称：International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology
印刷版ISSN：2347-6710
电子版ISSN：2319-8753
出版年度：2016
卷号：5
期号：7
页码：12370
DOI：10.15680/IJIRSET.2016.0507043
出版社：S&S Publications
摘要：Pesticides helps in reducing the crop loss and results in better yield. However their unbridled use inagricultural sector, poses serious environmental problems. It is also intimately associated with both direct and indirecthealth hazards of agricultural workers. This study is aimed to determine the extent of pesticide use and to find out theassociated health hazards among the sprayers, who are exposed directly. Several signs and symptoms of diseases anddisorders were seen among the sprayers. The sprayers were found to be associated with higher relative risk comparedto non-sprayers (RR = ≥ 1.5). Lack of adoption of protective measures was also noticed among the farmers.
关键词：Pesticides; Health hazards; Relative risk; Agriculture
