Factors Associated with Self-reported Symptoms of Acute Pesticide Poisoning among Farmers in Northwestern Jamaica

Ncube, Butho; Fogo, Christopher; Bessler, Patricia; Jolly, Curtis M.; Jolly, Pauline E.

doi:10.1080/19338244.2010.506495

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“…Of the 325 households interviewed, the majority (62%) were males and significantly (ᵡ 2 =6.1504; p=0.0131) different from the number of females (38%) interviewed. Similar findings have been reported in other coffee growing regions of Uganda (Isoto et al, 2008;Mbowa et al, 2014;Ochago et al, 2017;Karki et al, 2018) as well as in other developing countries like Kenya (Akiri et al, 2015), Tanzania (Lekei et al, 2014) and Jamaica (Ncube et al, 2011;Henry and Feola, 2013). This could be a clear indication that coffee farming in most developing countries is mostly dominated by males and this is because they have better access to resources (Isoto et al, 2008;Ochago et al, 2017).…”

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Farmers’ knowledge and perception of the use of pesticides in Arabica coffee, Coffea arabica agro-ecologies of Uganda

Godfrey¹,

Kucel²,

Kobusinge³

et al. 2018

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Low yields of coffee in Uganda are due to a number of factors with insects, diseases and weeds being paramount. In response, farmers respond by applying all kinds of pesticides to control these stresses. A questionnaire to elucidate farmers' knowledge and perceptions of pesticide use was therefore administered to 325 randomly selected respondents in the Arabica coffee growing regions of Uganda. Our results showed that only 23% of the respondents had ever used or were using pesticides, although, >50% of these respondents had knowledge on pesticides use. However, the methods of pesticide disposal were poor with >40% of these respondents disposing the wash water and unused/waste pesticide on their farms whereas, used containers were being burned. Also, >60% of these respondents were re-entering their coffee fields in less than one week after spraying. These practices expose the farmers, their animals and the environment to pesticide poisoning. Nevertheless, >50% of these respondents were aware of the negative effects pesticides are likely to cause to humans, animals and environment. Therefore, in order to minimize pesticide exposure and toxicity, training and awareness campaigns on pesticides use, particularly pesticide disposal should be rolled out to all the coffee growing agro-ecologies of Uganda.

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Farmers’ knowledge and perception of the use of pesticides in Arabica coffee, Coffea arabica agro-ecologies of Uganda

Godfrey¹,

Kucel²,

Kobusinge³

et al. 2018

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“…This is similar to the finding of a study (35%) among large-scale, closed-greenhouse workers in Ethiopia; the training was reportedly provided by the Ethiopian Horticultural Producers and Export Association (EHPEA) (3). Our finding is also somewhat similar to the results of studies done among farmers in Bolivia and Jamaica(47,52). One might expect this since most of these nations lack the necessary resources to train farm workers in safe pesticide use.The lack of safety training in pesticide use was associated with increased risk of API among flower farm workers.…”

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High Prevalence of Respiratory and Dermal Symptoms Among Ethiopian Flower Farm Workers

Hanssen

Nigatu

Zeleke

et al. 2014

Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health

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The flower industry is among the most important export industries in Ethiopia, employing more than 50,000 workers. The working conditions and health status among workers in Ethiopian flower industry are not documented. A questionnaire-based interview was conducted among 213 flower industry workers from 3 flower farms and 60 control workers from supermarkets from February to March 2012. A walk-through survey was also performed on the 3 flower farms. Interviewed flower farm workers have high prevalences of respiratory and dermal symptoms, which are rarely reported among controls. Female workers inside the greenhouses on the 3 flower farms have significantly more respiratory and dermal symptoms than workers outside the greenhouse, also when adjusting for age and education. Limited access to personal protection equipment (PPE) and unsafe pesticide routines are documented. This study indicates that working in these flower greenhouses might be associated with adverse health effects.

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“…A higher proportion of pesticide poisonings and deaths occur in developing countries where there are inadequate occupational safety standards, lack of use of personal protective equipment (PPE), inadequate hygienic facilities, illiteracy, and insufficient knowledge of pesticide hazards [6–9]. Furthermore, without sufficient ventilation and adequate PPEs, pesticides fumes may be inhaled and dermally absorbed into the human body [10].…”

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Practice towards pesticide handling, storage and its associated factors among farmers working in irrigations in Gondar town, Ethiopia, 2019

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Objectives: The main objective of this study was to assess pesticide handling and storage practice, and its associated factors among farmers engaged in irrigation in Gondar town, Ethiopia, 2019. Community-based cross-sectional study was used to assess pesticide handling and storage practice, and its associated factors among farmers. Simple random sampling technique was used to select study subjects. Semi-structured questionnaires were used to collect data. Data were entered using Epi Info 7.0 and exported to SPSS 20. Descriptive statistics were used for some variables. Univariate and multivariable binary logistic regression was used to test the factors associated with the outcome. Adjusted odd ratio (AOR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) with P value less than 0.05 were used to report association. Results: About 409 study subjects completed the semi-structured questionnaires. Among the studies subjects, 261 (63.8%) of them had poor pesticide handling and storage practice. Knowledge [AOR = 3.23 (95% CI 1.91, 5.46)], attitude [AOR = 1.77 (95% CI 1.11, 2.81) and educational status (informal education [AOR = 3.05 (95% CI 1.72, 5.42)], elementary education [AOR = 5.38 (95% CI 2.62, 11.06)], secondary education [AOR = 9.51 (95% CI 4.24, 21.32)] and certificate and above [AOR = 6.00 (95% CI 1.58, 22.78)]) were factors significantly associated with pesticide handling and storage practice. To improve the pesticide handling and storage practice, it is imperative to enhance the level of the farmer's knowledge through training, and information dissemination in workshops.

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Factors Associated with Self-reported Symptoms of Acute Pesticide Poisoning among Farmers in Northwestern Jamaica

Cited by 25 publications

References 35 publications

Farmers’ knowledge and perception of the use of pesticides in Arabica coffee, Coffea arabica agro-ecologies of Uganda

Farmers’ knowledge and perception of the use of pesticides in Arabica coffee, Coffea arabica agro-ecologies of Uganda

High Prevalence of Respiratory and Dermal Symptoms Among Ethiopian Flower Farm Workers

Practice towards pesticide handling, storage and its associated factors among farmers working in irrigations in Gondar town, Ethiopia, 2019

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