Pesticide exposure beliefs among Latino farmworkers in North Carolina's Christmas tree industry
Pesticide exposure beliefs among Latino farmworkers in North Carolina's Christmas tree industry
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DOI：
10.1002/ajim.1083
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发表时间：
2001-08-01
影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Arcury, TA
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作者：
Elmore, RC;Arcury, TA
背景农药暴露是农场工人主要的可预防职业危害。本研究探讨了拉丁美洲农场工人在北卡罗来纳州的圣诞树行业农药exposition.Methods的信念进行了深入的采访，20墨西哥男性季节性农场工人。与会者讨论了有关农业化学品的信念，接触途径以及这些化学品对健康的影响。他们还讨论了他们的知识和使用农药安全的做法和安全training.Results大多数农场工人知道，农药可能是有害的，虽然工人的知识水平不同的接触途径，具体的健康影响的农药，以及如何避免和减少接触。工人在接受安全培训的数量和使用安全做法方面差异很大。认为缺乏控制和健康的信念是显着的因素，减少工人使用的安全practices.Conclusions这项研究增加了越来越多的机构的研究文件的健康信念的拉丁美洲农场工人在美国相对于农药和农药安全。这些文献开始在几个方面显示出趋同性（例如，农业工人对农药接触引起的急性和长期疾病的认识），以及农药安全信念的区域差异。这项研究证实了农药安全教育的需要，以解决问题的控制以及信念。(C)2001 Wiley-Liss，Inc.
Background Pesticide exposure is a major preventable occupational hazard for farmworkers. This study examined the beliefs of Latino farmworkers in North Carolina's Christmas tree industry regarding pesticide exposure.Methods In-depth interviews were conducted with 20 Mexican male seasonal farmworkers. Participants discussed beliefs about agricultural chemicals, routes of exposure, and health effects of these chemicals. They also discussed their knowledge and use of pesticide safety practices and safety training received.Results Most farmworkers knew that pesticides could be harmful, though workers varied in their levels of knowledge regarding routes of exposure, specific health effects of pesticides, and ways to avoid and reduce exposure. Workers varied considerably in the amount of safety training received and use of safety practices. Perceived lack of control and health beliefs were salient factors that decreased workers' use of safety practices.Conclusions This study adds to the growing body of research which documents the health beliefs of Latino farmworkers in the U.S. relative to pesticides and pesticide safety. This literature is beginning to show convergence on several points (e.g., farmworker knowledge of acute vs. long-term illness resulting from pesticide exposure), as well as regional variation in pesticide safety beliefs. This study substantiates the need for pesticide safety education to address issues of control as well as beliefs. (C) 2001 Wiley-Liss, Inc.