Pesticide use and safety practices among Greek tobacco farmers: A survey
Pesticide use and safety practices among Greek tobacco farmers: A survey
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DOI：
10.1080/09603120600869190
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发表时间：
2006-10-01
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Theodorou, Maria G.
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作者：
Damalas, Christos A.;Georgiou, Eleni B.;Theodorou, Maria G.
试图探讨知识，态度和做法，农药处理的安全问题，在希腊北部北方皮耶里亚农村地区的烟农。在寄出的310份调查问卷中，223份完全正确填写，回复率为72%，令人满意。绝大多数烟农（96%）认为杀虫剂是烟草高产和产品质量的保证。几乎所有的农民（99%）都认为杀虫剂会对使用者的健康产生严重的不利影响。皮肤接触被认为是农药使用过程中最常见的接触途径（58%）。尽管意识到农药处理的潜在健康风险，但很大一部分农民（46%）报告在喷洒农药时没有使用任何特殊的保护设备。在报告使用防护设备的人中，大多数人表示他们通常使用帽子（47%）和靴子（63%）。只有少数农民报告说，他们定期使用口罩（3%）、手套（8%）和工作服（7%）。在处理农药过程中不使用防护设备的原因是防护设备不舒服（68%），购买太贵（17%），使用耗时（8%），需要时无法获得（6%），以及并非每种情况都需要（2%）。绝大多数农民（84%）说，他们在工作服穿坏后更换，相当一部分农民（48%）说，他们在工作服穿了几次后清洗。虽然农民对使用农药的潜在危害的认识很高，但报告的安全措施很差。不断强调使用杀虫剂时所需的基本安全预防措施和保护设备的重要性，对于改变农民可能危害其健康的错误习惯至关重要。
An attempt was made to explore knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards safety issues of pesticide handling among tobacco farmers of the rural area of Pieria in northern Greece. From the 310 survey questionnaires that were mailed out, 223 were received fully and correctly completed resulting in a quite satisfactory response rate of 72%. A large majority of the farmers (96%) viewed pesticides as a guarantee for high tobacco yields and high product quality. Almost all farmers (99%) thought that pesticides can have serious adverse effects on users' health. Skin contact was recognized as the most common route of exposure during pesticide use (58%). Despite awareness of potential health risks by pesticide handling, a significant proportion of the farmers (46%) reported not using any special protective equipment when spraying pesticides. From those who reported that they use protective equipment, most stated that they normally use a hat (47%) and boots (63%). Only few farmers reported using a face mask (3%), gloves (8%), and coveralls (7%) on a regular basis. The reasons for not using protective equipment during pesticide handling were that protective equipment is uncomfortable (68%), too expensive to buy (17%), time-consuming to use (8%), not available when needed (6%), and not necessary for each case (2%). A large majority of the farmers (84%) said that they replace work clothing when it wears out and a considerable part (48%) stated that they wash work clothing after several uses. Although farmers' knowledge of potential hazards by pesticide use was high, the reported safety measures were poor. Continuous emphasis on the basic safety precautions required when using pesticides and on the importance of protective equipment is essential for changing wrong habits of farmers which can be hazardous for their health.