Farmer Workers and Pesticide: Knowledge, Impact on Health, and Precautionary Measures. A Descriptive Study From Gaza
Date
2022-05-11
Authors
Mariam Al Reefi
Ansam Salah Al-Ghmri
Mona Abdelhafed Abo Amra
Sara Essam Shaheen
Mariam Al Reefi
Khalid Jamal Khadoura
Assma Abu Ghali
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Publisher
Al-Quds University, Deanship of Scientific Research
Abstract
Background: Pesticides are used in agriculture in an unsafe and indiscriminate manner, posing a serious threat to the environment and human health. The aim of this study was to assess knowledge, attitude, impact on health, and precautionary measures toward pesticides among a sample of farmworkers in Gaza.