Volume : V, Issue : IX, September - 2016

PRACTICES AND HEALTH RELATED TOXIC SYMPTOMS OF PESTICIDE USE AMONG FARM WORKERS

Manpreet Kaur

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 The present study was conducted on practices and health related toxic symptoms of pesticide use among farm workers at Amritsar, Punjab with the objectives to assess the practices of pesticide use among farm workers, to assess the health related toxic symptoms of pesticide use among farm workers, to find out the association between practices and health related toxic symptoms of pesticide use among farm workers. Data was collected from 100 farm workers selected by purposive sampling with the help of self-structured tool. The study revealed that 50% of farm workers had good practice and 50% of the farm workers had average practices of pesticide use, majority of the farm workers (90.9%) reported skin rash/itching/burning, more than forty percent farm workers reported burning of eyes and one fourth farm workers reported lacrimation. Findings also reveal that there was significant association of health related toxic symptoms with family monthly income at (p<0.05).

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Manpreet Kaur PRACTICES AND HEALTH RELATED TOXIC SYMPTOMS OF PESTICIDE USE AMONG FARM WORKERS Global Journal For Research Analysis,Volume : 5 | Issue : 9 | September 2016

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