The purpose of this study is to analyze both actual conditions and health problems of farmers in using peshcrde and to develop protechtive methods., This study research was carried out by means of questionnaires with members of 100 families randomly selected from 279 families residing within the managing territory of primary health post The results are as follows:
Based on 10 kinds of safety instructions, it was shown that 76% complied with more than 6 instructions, and less than 4 instructions were 24%, of which 25% carefully read their handling instructions, 58% did sometimes, and 17% never read such instructions.
Not complying with those safety instructions, the most frequent experience was physical symptoms, of which headache accounted for 80.9%, dizziness for 73.5%, dermatitis for 64.7%, and vomiting for 41.2%.
Their experiences of pesticide poisoning indicated 68.0%, of which the aged level accounted for 9% which was relatively high.
A spraying time of pesticide was less than 2 hours accounted for 64.0%, and more than 2 hours for 36%. It was also shown. that the number of farmers, who experienced poisoning after spraying such chemicals, accounted for 77.8%.
The hate of poisoning experiences were 92.0% in group not wearing a protective equipment, where 62.5% in group wearing a complete set of protective equipment.
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