Agrochemical health risks exposure and its determinants: empirical evidence among cassava farmers in Nigeria.

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• Personal Author:
  Asiedu E ; Babatunde RO ; Olowogbon TS ; Yoder AM
• Description:
  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. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Farmers Insecticides Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Agriculture; Health Risks; Risk Factors; Chemical; Crop Farmers; Nigeria Farm Workers; Farmers; Agricultural Workers; Agriculture; Longitudinal Study; Pesticides And Agricultural Chemicals; Safety Practices; Safety Education; Personal Protective Equipment; PPE;
• ISSN:
  1059-924X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Nebraska ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  199-210
• Volume:
  26
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065111
• Citation:
  J Agromedicine 2021 Apr; 26(2):199-210
• Contact Point Address:
  Toyin S Olowogbon, Department of Agricultural Economics, PMB 1515, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
• Email:
  olowogbonsamuel@gmail.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Nebraska Medical Center - Omaha
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20110901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agromedicine
• End Date:
  20270831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:79455f54efadc679c8b6034ba35856047a56c618f6d800df92327e783f017c2c8db0fb68b8f23985b1d397eeace5dec90fec69bd8b6c3a62eef1bdc14c0432a7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/248610/cdc_248610_DS1.pdf
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