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Agrochemical Health Risks Exposure and Its Determinants: Empirical Evidence among Cassava Farmers in Nigeria
Journal of Agromedicine ( IF 2.4 ) Pub Date : 2020-09-18 , DOI: 10.1080/1059924x.2020.1816239
Toyin S Olowogbon 1 , Raphael O Babatunde 1 , Edward Asiedu 2 , Aaron M Yoder 3
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ABSTRACT

Background: Over the years there has been a change in the dimensions of agricultural health risk exposure among crop farmers in Nigeria due to innovation adoption. This study assessed agrochemical health risk exposures and its determinants among cassava farmers in Nigeria.

Method: The study engaged the baseline of a longitudinal study conducted using a standardized questionnaire. Randomly selected and interviewed for the study were 480 small-scale cassava farmers across 24 farming communities in Kogi and Kwara States, Nigeria. Descriptive statistics, binary regression model, and Likert scale were used for analysis.

Results: Most of the farmers were exposed to agrochemical health risks in cassava operations. The frequently used chemicals belong to WHO class II and III. There was poor knowledge of safe farm practices among cassava farmers. About 77% of farmers reported not using complete protective equipment while handling farm chemicals. Several risk factors were associated with farm chemical health risks exposure, including inappropriate time of spray (Odd ratio [OR] = 1.21), frequency of spray (OR = 1.06), long hours of daily chemical spray (OR = 1.10), and non-usage of chemical labels (OR = 2.31).

Conclusion:The study concluded cassava farmers in some selected communities in Kogi and Kwara States, North-Central Nigeria engage in unsafe farm practices via the use of farm chemicals that expose them to health risks. There is, therefore, a need for efficiently delivered agricultural health education as an intervention tool to alleviate Nigerian crop farmers from being exposed to such health risks.



中文翻译:

农用化学品健康风险暴露及其决定因素:尼日利亚木薯农民的经验证据

摘要

背景:多年来,由于采用创新,尼日利亚农作物农民的农业健康风险暴露程度发生了变化。本研究评估了尼日利亚木薯农民的农用化学品健康风险暴露及其决定因素。

方法:该研究采用了使用标准化问卷进行的纵向研究的基线。随机选择和采访尼日利亚科吉州和夸拉州 24 个农业社区的 480 名小规模木薯农民。使用描述性统计、二元回归模型和李克特量表进行分析。

结果:大多数农民在木薯作业中暴露于农用化学品的健康风险。常用化学品属于WHO II类和III类。木薯种植者对安全农场操作知识知之甚少。大约 77% 的农民报告说在处理农用化学品时没有使用完整的防护设备。几个风险因素与农药健康风险暴露有关,包括喷洒时间不当(比值比 [OR] = 1.21)、喷洒频率(OR = 1.06)、日用化学品喷洒时间长(OR = 1.10)和不- 化学标签的使用(OR = 2.31)。

结论:该研究得出结论,在尼日利亚中北部的科吉州和夸拉州的一些选定社区,木薯农民通过使用使他们面临健康风险的农业化学品从事不安全的农业实践。因此,需要有效地提供农业健康教育作为一种干预工具,以减轻尼日利亚农作物农民面临此类健康风险的风险。

更新日期:2020-09-18
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