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Evaluating Perception of Farmers towards the Health Effect of Pesticides: A Cross- Sectional Study in the Oil Palm Plantations of Papar, Malaysia

Author(s):

Shameer Khan, Yusoff Ibrahim and Mohammad Saffree Jeffree

Introduction:

Agriculture is an important occupation in Malaysia that generates a major portion of the national revenue. Similar to elsewhere in the world, pesticides are used to boost agricultural production in Malaysian farms. However, chemical pesticides are associated with human health hazard and are not environmentfriendly as they persist in nature for long periods of time.

Materials and methods:

In this cross-sectional study, we surveyed 19 palm oil plantations in the Sabah district of Malaysia and evaluated the perception of the workers towards pesticide use and their awareness regarding the health effects associated with pesticide exposure.

Results and discussion:

Our analysis shows that most of the workers among the 270 responde... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2329-955X.1000196

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