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KMID : 1039220180280030267
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Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
2018 Volume.28 No. 3 p.267 ~ p.272
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Evaluation of accuracy of Self-reported Information in Pesticide Exposure Assessment
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Lee Yun-Keun
Park Hee-Sok
Min Kyung-Doo
Kim Hyo-Cher
Kim Kyung-Ran
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Abstract
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Objective: This study aimed to test the accuracy of self-reported information used in indirect estimation of pesticide exposure.
Methods: To do so, self-reported values on the duration of pesticide application per day were compared with observed values. The number of days of pesticide application per year as recorded in self-administered logs was compared with recalled values.
Results: It was found that participants underestimated the duration and frequency of actual pesticide use. High correlations were found between self-reported values and observed values, as well as between recalled values and recorded values.
Conclusions: The reason might be that farmers unconsciously under-recall the application of pesticide since many
customers prefer eco-friendly agricultural products. Farmers thought the task of applying pesticides to be essential, and this may explain why the participants in this study tended to accurately recall their pesticide-related work.
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KEYWORD
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accuracy, assessment, exposure, pesticide, self-reported information
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