A study of neurobehavioural effects of long-term exposure to organophosphates in male tobacco-growing farmers in Bachok, Kelantan

• Main Author: Abd Rahman, Ariza
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2001
• Subjects: R5-130.5 General works
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/36078/1/dr_ariza_binti_abd_rahman_%28NN3%2924.pdf; http://eprints.usm.my/36078/

Untuk mengkaji pengetahuan mengenai kesan sampingan pestisid ke atas kesihatan, amalan tingkahlaku selamat mengenai penggunaan pestisid dan menyiasat kesan neurotingkahlaku terhadap pekerja yang terdedah secara kronik kepada pestisid organofosfat di kalangan penanam tembakau lelaki di Malaysia, satu kaj ian irisan lin tang komparatif terhadap 45 orang penanam tembakau yang terdedah kepada organofosfat dan 45 orang pekerja HUSM yang tidak terdedah kepada pestisid telah dijalankan dalam bulan Ogos dan September 2000. Soalselidik berpandu mengenai pengetahuan dan amalan dan simptom-simptom"' subjektif berkaitan dengan penggunaan pestisid di dalam Bahasa Malaysia telah dibentuk dan diprauji. Terdapat 5 bahagian di dalam borang soalselidik; 14 soalan mengenai ciri sosiodemografi dan pekerjaan, 4 soalan mengenai pendedahan kimia lain, 10 soalan mengenai cirri kesihatan umum, 36 soalan mengenai simptom-simptom subjektif dan 20 soalan mengenai amalan selamat berkaitan dengan penggunaan pestisid. Tujuh ujian neurotingkahlaku - profil status mood, min masa reaksi, simbol digit, span digit, deksteriti manual Santa Ana, pengstoran visual Benton dan uj ian "pursuit aiming" dijalankan ke atas subjek. Pengukuran kolinesterase serum juga dijalankan. 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 male Malaysian tobacco-growing fanners exposed to OP pesticides, a cross-sectional con1parative study of 45 OP-exposed tobacco-growing fanners and 45 non-exposed workers was conducted in August and Septeniber 2000. Structured questionnaire on knowledge and practice and subjective symptoms associated with pesticide use in the local Malaysian language was developed and pretested. There were 5 sections in . the questionnaires; 14 questions on sociode1nographic and occupational characteristics, 4 questions on other chemical 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 NCTB -profile of mood states, simple reaction time, digit symbol, digit span, Santa Ana manual dexterity, Benton visual retention, and pursuit aiming tests - were administered to the subjects. Serum cholinesterase estimation was also undertaken.