Evaluating pesticide use and safety practices among farmworkers in gallipoli peninsula, turkey

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dc.contributor.authorCevizci, Sibel
dc.contributor.authorBabaoglu, Ulken Tunga
dc.contributor.authorBakar, Coskun
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T19:04:12Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T19:04:12Z
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. © 2015, SEAMEO TROPMED Network. All rights reserved.
dc.identifier.endpage154
dc.identifier.issn0125-1562
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.pmid26513916
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84944882902
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4
dc.identifier.startpage143
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/13854
dc.identifier.volume46
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSEAMEO TROPMED Network
dc.relation.ispartofSoutheast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_Scopus_20250125
dc.subjectFarmworkers; Pesticides; Public health; Safety practices; Turkey
dc.titleEvaluating pesticide use and safety practices among farmworkers in gallipoli peninsula, turkey
dc.typeArticle

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