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Socio-economic, environmental and health aspects of farm workers engaged in mango plantations.
- Source :
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Biomedical and environmental sciences : BES [Biomed Environ Sci] 1995 Dec; Vol. 8 (4), pp. 301-9. - Publication Year :
- 1995
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Abstract
- A cross-sectional survey of 489 male subjects in the age group 15 to 65 years engaged directly or indirectly in mango cultivation along with 208 control subjects was carried out to find their socio-economic, environmental and health conditions. The conditions like high illiteracy rate (49.5%), poverty (PCI less than Rs 100 per month, 52.2%), poor housing (mud houses, 66.7%) unsafe water supply (78.6%) were prevailing in the surveyed population. The high respiratory morbidity may be attributed to high prevalence of smoking and prolonged inhalation of organic dusts during farming operation associated with illiteracy and poor socio-economic status. Gastrointestinal disorders were related to poor hygienic conditions, smoking and consumption of contaminated water. The symptoms pertaining to CNS, skin and eyes were found to be associated with exposure to pesticides.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Agricultural Workers' Diseases epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Demography
Health Status
Humans
India epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Protective Clothing
Socioeconomic Factors
Agricultural Workers' Diseases etiology
Environmental Health
Fruit
Occupational Health
Pesticides poisoning
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0895-3988
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Biomedical and environmental sciences : BES
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 8719171