Safety observance when spraying pesticide and pesticide related symptoms among Korean farmers
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The purpose of this study was to examine safety observance when spraying pesticide and pesticide related symptoms among Korean farmers. As a cross-sectional study, a questionnaire survey was conducted in rural communities and an investigation carried out by a structured survey of 135 farmers. The results are as follows: The mean of safety observance when spraying pesticides was 3.05±0.58 (range: 1.31~4.00). The mean score of pesticide related symptoms was 1.44±0.38 (range: 1.00~2.71) and this indicates that subjects only occasionally display symptoms. The study found that farmer‟s safety observance when spraying pesticide showed a significant correlations with their pesticide related symptoms.
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