Herbicide exposure and skin symptoms among paddy farmers in Tanjung Karang, Selangor

Chokeli., Raihanah . (2012) Herbicide exposure and skin symptoms among paddy farmers in Tanjung Karang, Selangor. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Summary: Introduction: Skin symptoms due to pesticide exposure among paddy farmers were not commonly studied in Malaysia. This study has been carried out among 75 paddy farmers in Tanjung Karang, Selangor where it is the third largest paddy producer after Kedah and Perak. The common type ofpesticides use in Tanjung Karang were 2, 4-D, Paraquat and Glyphosate for herbicide while Avisect and chlorpyrifos for insecticide. Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between dermal exposure and skin symptom among paddy farmers in Tanjung Karang. Material and Method: Fluorescent Tracer was used to trace the pesticide contaminant on the respondents' bodies. There are 2 types of scores that have been used to quantify the dermal exposures, namely the Exposure Evaluation Matrix (EEM) and Determinants of Dermal Exposure Ranking Method (DERM). A self-constructed questionnaire also used to record the socio¬demographic background and the Modified Contact Dermatitis Questionnaire has been used to record the prevalence of skin symptoms among the respondents Result: The result showed that the prevalence of body part exposed are mostly observed on right fmger (36.6%) and back of thorax (35.2%).There was a significant association between skin symptoms and dermal exposures among the exposed group (p<0.05). However, there were no association between skin symptoms with dermal exposures as measured by EEM as (p>0.05) and DERM (p>0.05). From the 7 skin symptoms reported among the exposed group, only itchiness (20%) showed the highest prevalence among the respondents followed by skin redness (10.5%) Conclusion: Multiple Linear Regressions showed that the itchiness, skin redness and rashes were significantly influenced by the how many hours and days of farmers using the pesticide. The tools that had been used to measure the dermal exposure such as EEM and DERM may not be reliable and sensitive for measuring pesticide exposure. Keyword: Herbicides; Paddy Farmers; Skin Symptoms; Dermal Exposure;

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Depositing User:	Ms Norafizah Radzuan
Date Deposited:	22 Nov 2022 06:27
Last Modified:	16 Feb 2023 00:03
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/202

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