A STUDY OF NEUROBEHA VIOURAL EFFECTS OF LONG-TERM EXPOSURE TO ORGANOPHOSPHATES IN MALE TOBACCOGROWING FARMERS IN BACHOK, KELANTAN
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Date
2001-11
Authors
ARIZA, ABD RAHMAN
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Pusat Pengajian Sains Perubatan Universiti Sains Malaysia
Abstract
In order to study the knowledge about adverse health effects of pesticides, practice
of safe behaviour related to pesticide use and to investigate the neurobehavioural effects in
Inale Malaysian tobacco-growing fanners exposed to OP pesticides, a cross-sectional
cOlllparative study of 45 OP-exposed tobacco-gro\ving fanners and 45 non-exposed
workers was conducted in August and Septeniber 2000. Structured questionnaire on
knowledge and practice and subjective synlptOlns associated with pesticide use in the local
Malaysian language was developed and pretested. There were 5 sections in. the
questionnaires; 14 questions on sociodelnographic and occupational characteristics, 4
questions on other chelnical exposure, 10 questions on general health characteristics, 36
questions on subjective symptoms checklist, and 20 questions on safety behaviours
associated with pesticide use checklist. Seven tests of the NeTB - profile of mood states,
simple reaction time, digit symbol, digit span, Santa Ana manual dexterity, Benton visual
retention, and pursuit aiming tests - \vere adnlinistered to the subjects. Serum
cholinesterase estimation \vas also undertaken.
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ORGANOPHOSPHATES , Occupational Health