HEALTH EFFECT FROM PESTICIDES AMONG SUGARCANE FARMERS IN NONG I BUT SUB-DISTRICT, HUAI PHUNG DISTRICT, KALASIN PROVINCE.

Abstract

The cross-sectional descriptive study aimed to study health effect from pesticides using in sugarcane farmers, Nong I But sub-district, Huai Phung district, Kalasin province. About 254 were participated in this study using questionnaires and screening cholinesterase enzyme levels testing. Descriptive statistics were presented by average, percentage, standard deviation, and the relationship of the data was used as univariable analysis and present with odd ratio and 95 % confidence interval. The results showed that general information of sugarcane farmers were males 86.6%, mean age = 58.0 ± 12.4 years, the primary education levels 88.6%. Almost 99.6% of sugarcane farmers used pesticides for weed. Almost 87.0% of the farmers were affected after used the pesticides. Cholinesterase test results showed that the “Risk”, “Unsafe”, “Save”, and “Normal” levels were 53.5%, 28.0%, 16.9% and 1.6%. The relationship between various factors from behaviors and cholinesterase test, the symptom’s after pesticide using and cholinesterase test, we found that they were no overall significantly different at the statistical level of 0.05. However, the public health officials and related departments still manage and organize the self-protection activities by consistency and continuous for sugarcane farmers to realize, practice for reducing the health effect of using pesticides.