EVALUATING PESTICIDE USE AND SAFETY PRACTICES AMONG FARMWORKERS IN GALLIPOLI PENINSULA, TURKEY

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dc.authoridBabaoglu, ulken Tunga/0000-0003-0275-0537
dc.contributor.authorCevizci, Sibel
dc.contributor.authorBabaoglu, Ulken Tunga
dc.contributor.authorBakar, Coskun
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T20:50:23Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T20:50:23Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractUnsafe pesticide use among farmworkers is a major public health problem in Turkey. This study aimed to investigate pesticide use and safety practices of farmers in a village of Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey This cross sectional study was conducted with 117 farmers. The questionnaire included questions on demographic data, knowledge, attitudes, and safety practices concerning pesticides. The mean age of participants was 42.8 years, and 38.5% was female participants. Of the total 177 respondents, 77.8% reported that they prepared the chemical mixture at a public fountain, whereas 22.2% prepared it in their houses. Almost half (44.4%) reported that they experienced at least one health problem after pesticide application in the previous one year. Total scores for pesticide safety practices of the subjects, who declared that they experienced at least one health problem after the application in the previous one year, were statistically significantly lower (p<0.001). Their responses about safe use of pesticides and storage conditions were very striking. Our findings indicated that there is a need to increase health promotion activities through training, and the local administrations should promote safe use of pesticides by farm workers.
dc.identifier.endpage154
dc.identifier.issn0125-1562
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.pmid26513916
dc.identifier.startpage143
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/25481
dc.identifier.volume46
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000349508400019
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSoutheast Asian Ministers Educ Organization
dc.relation.ispartofSoutheast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health
dc.relation.publicationcategoryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjectfarmworkers
dc.subjectpesticides
dc.subjectpublic health
dc.subjectsafety practices
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.titleEVALUATING PESTICIDE USE AND SAFETY PRACTICES AMONG FARMWORKERS IN GALLIPOLI PENINSULA, TURKEY
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