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KMID : 0379320030280010029
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Korean Journal of Rural Medicine
2003 Volume.28 No. 1 p.29 ~ p.37
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Comparison of Acute Symptoms between a Alpine Agricultural Workers and General Workers in Gangwon-do
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Song Jae-Seok
Park Woong-Sub
Kwak Yeon-Hee
Seo Jong-Chul
Choi Hong-Soon
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study was performed to evaluate the pesticide exposure status and acute pesticide poisoning symtoms among agricultural workers at Gangwon-do province alpine area. Alpine area was defined as the area higher than 400m.
Methods: We analyzed 257 interviwed questionnaire about pesticide exposure, acute pesticide poisoning symptoms and other variables.
Results: The result was shown that agricultural workers at alpine area used more pesticide than general agricultural workers for annual usage days(35.9 days vs 14.4 days), daily usage hours(6.7 hrs vs 2.8hrs, p<0.05). But there was no difference between general and alpine agricultural worker’s herbicide exposure. Moreover, the alpine agricultural worker’s acute pesticide poisoning symtom score was higher than general agricultural worker’s. These difference was also found at result of regression analysis, under control the age, sex, monthly income. Most frequently suffered symptom was headache and dermatological problems. The symptom prevalence of dermatological problem, headache, general weakness, eye irritation, nausea were higher among alpine agricultural workers than general agricultural workers.
Conclusions: As a result, agricultural workers at alpine area were more exposed to pesticide and suffered from pesticide poisoning symptoms. To prevent the symptoms and disease from pesticide exposure among agricultural workers at alpine area, more research and political effort will be needed.
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KEYWORD
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Pesticide exposure, Alpine agricultural workers
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