A STUDY OF NEUROBEHA VIOURAL EFFECTS OF LONG-TERM EXPOSURE TO ORGANOPHOSPHATES IN MALE TOBACCOGROWING FARMERS IN BACHOK, KELANTAN

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dc.contributor.authorARIZA, ABD RAHMAN
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-24T02:22:29Z
dc.date.available2017-09-24T02:22:29Z
dc.date.issued2001-11
dc.description.abstractIn 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.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/4664
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPusat Pengajian Sains Perubatan Universiti Sains Malaysiaen_US
dc.subjectORGANOPHOSPHATESen_US
dc.subjectOccupational Healthen_US
dc.titleA STUDY OF NEUROBEHA VIOURAL EFFECTS OF LONG-TERM EXPOSURE TO ORGANOPHOSPHATES IN MALE TOBACCOGROWING FARMERS IN BACHOK, KELANTANen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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