Knowledge, attitudes and practices of Brazilian family farmers on pesticide exposure

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作者：
Buralli, Rafael Junqueira [1 ]
Ribeiro, Helena [1 ]
Leao, Renata Spolti [2 ]
Marques, Rejane Correa [3 ]
Silva, Daniele Santos [4 ]
Davee Guimaraes, Jean Remy [4 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Saude Publ, Dept Saude Ambiental, Av Dr Arnaldo 715, BR-01246904 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Minas Gerais, Ctr Tecnol Nanomat & Grafeno, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
[3] Univ Fed Rio de Janeiro, Campus Macae, Macae, RJ, Brazil
[4] Univ Fed Rio de Janeiro, Inst Biofis Carlos Chagas Filho, Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
来源：
SAUDE E SOCIEDADE | 2021年 / 30卷 / 04期
关键词：
Pesticides; Farmworkers; Family Farming; Knowledge; Attitudes; and Practices; Risk Perception; HEALTH;
D O I：
10.1590/S0104-12902021210103
中图分类号：
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号：
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要：
This paper discusses the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of Brazilian family farmers regarding the impact of pesticides on health and the environment. This mixed cross-sectional study was conducted in 2014 in Sao Jose de Uba, Rio de Janeiro, encompassing two stages: one qualitative, based on field observations and interviews with 25 participants on KAP about pesticides; and one quantitative, concerning sociodemographic data and pesticide exposure assessment with 78 farmers. Despite partially recognizing the danger of pesticides, farmers face the risks of exposure and commonly adopt inappropriate work practices. Lack of technical support and occupational training, low schooling, difficulty in understanding the instructions on pesticide labels, the price and discomfort caused by protection equipment, and the belief in the need for pesticide use, partially explain the unsafe attitudes. Effective and immediate prevention of pesticide-related injuries and diseases requires promoting more sustainable agricultural practices, strengthening technical support and occupational training, improving communication and risk management of pesticides, and reducing gender inequalities among Brazilian farmers.
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