İlaçlamada Çalışan Belediye Personelinin Biyosidal Ürün Uygulaması Konusundaki Bazı Bilgi ve Davranışları ile Etkilenimle İlişkili Olabilecek Sağlık Yakınmalarının Belirlenmesi

Abstract

The aim of this study is to assess the working conditions of pesticide exterminators and their health complaints which might be related with pesticides and their application. A questionnaire consisting of 50 questions was administered under observation to 1344 pesticide applicators working in municipalities of 63 provinces. All pesticide applicators were male. Mean age was 37.2 8.8 years. Eighty-eight percent worked for private companies and 6.2% for municipalities; 85.1% had received relevant training. A further 9.8% continued their daily lives wearing the same clothes used during pesticide application. However, 40.4% had their clothes washed after each application; 70.1% said that clothes were washed at home, and 79.0% reported these were washed together with other clothes. More than 90% of participants did not consume food and drink during application. Approximately half of them had opportunity of showering in their workplace. Ninety two point six percent of the participants were s