Pesticide poisoning among farmers in a health area in Sri Lanka.
| dc.contributor.author | Dharmawardene, L I | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2009-05-28T05:48:57Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2009-05-28T05:48:57Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1994-06-01 | en_US |
| dc.description | The Ceylon Medical Journal. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | OBJECTIVES: 1. To determine the incidence and the prevalence of pesticide poisoning in Kelaniya Medical Officer of Health (MOH) area. 2. To establish causes of pesticide poisoning in the community. DESIGN: Questionnaire survey based on 10% cluster sample of agricultural workers. SETTING: Kelaniya MOH area situated 10 km north-east of Colombo, during April 1986 to May 1987. FUNDING: Natural Resources Energy and Science Authority of Sri Lanka. RESULTS: The percentage of pesticide users ever poisoned in the past was 21.7% and during the year before the study was 7.5%. CONCLUSION: Lack of knowledge on pesticides and inability to afford protective clothing are the major factors contributing to pesticide poisoning. | en_US |
| dc.description.affiliation | Lady Ridgeway Hospital, Colombo. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Dharmawardene LI. Pesticide poisoning among farmers in a health area in Sri Lanka. The Ceylon Medical Journal. 1994 Jun; 39(2): 101-3 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/49081 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.source.uri | https://www.infolanka.com/CMJhome/ | en_US |
| dc.subject.mesh | Agricultural Workers' Diseases --chemically induced | en_US |
| dc.subject.mesh | Cluster Analysis | en_US |
| dc.subject.mesh | Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice | en_US |
| dc.subject.mesh | Humans | en_US |
| dc.subject.mesh | Incidence | en_US |
| dc.subject.mesh | Pesticides --poisoning | en_US |
| dc.subject.mesh | Prevalence | en_US |
| dc.subject.mesh | Protective Clothing | en_US |
| dc.subject.mesh | Sri Lanka --epidemiology | en_US |
| dc.title | Pesticide poisoning among farmers in a health area in Sri Lanka. | en_US |
| dc.type | Journal Article | en_US |
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