Abd Rahman, Ariza
(2001)
A study of neurobehavioural effects of long-term exposure to organophosphates in male tobacco-growing farmers in Bachok, Kelantan.
Masters thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Abstract
Untuk mengkaji pengetahuan mengenai kesan sampingan pestisid ke atas kesihatan,
amalan tingkahlaku selamat mengenai penggunaan pestisid dan menyiasat kesan
neurotingkahlaku terhadap pekerja yang terdedah secara kronik kepada pestisid
organofosfat di kalangan penanam tembakau lelaki di Malaysia, satu kaj ian irisan lin tang
komparatif terhadap 45 orang penanam tembakau yang terdedah kepada organofosfat dan
45 orang pekerja HUSM yang tidak terdedah kepada pestisid telah dijalankan dalam bulan
Ogos dan September 2000. Soalselidik berpandu mengenai pengetahuan dan amalan dan
simptom-simptom"' subjektif berkaitan dengan penggunaan pestisid di dalam Bahasa
Malaysia telah dibentuk dan diprauji. Terdapat 5 bahagian di dalam borang soalselidik; 14
soalan mengenai ciri sosiodemografi dan pekerjaan, 4 soalan mengenai pendedahan kimia
lain, 10 soalan mengenai cirri kesihatan umum, 36 soalan mengenai simptom-simptom
subjektif dan 20 soalan mengenai amalan selamat berkaitan dengan penggunaan pestisid.
Tujuh ujian neurotingkahlaku - profil status mood, min masa reaksi, simbol digit, span
digit, deksteriti manual Santa Ana, pengstoran visual Benton dan uj ian "pursuit aiming"
dijalankan ke atas subjek. Pengukuran kolinesterase serum juga dijalankan.
In order to study the knowledge about adverse health effects of pesticides, practice
of safe behaviour related to pesticide use and to investigate the neurobehavioural effects in
male Malaysian tobacco-growing fanners exposed to OP pesticides, a cross-sectional
con1parative study of 45 OP-exposed tobacco-growing fanners and 45 non-exposed
workers was conducted in August and Septeniber 2000. Structured questionnaire on
knowledge and practice and subjective symptoms associated with pesticide use in the local
Malaysian language was developed and pretested. There were 5 sections in . the
questionnaires; 14 questions on sociode1nographic and occupational characteristics, 4
questions on other chemical exposure, 10 questions on general health characteristics, 36
questions on subjective symptoms checklist, and 20 questions on safety behaviours
associated with pesticide use checklist. Seven tests of the NCTB -profile of mood states,
simple reaction time, digit symbol, digit span, Santa Ana manual dexterity, Benton visual
retention, and pursuit aiming tests - were administered to the subjects. Serum
cholinesterase estimation was also undertaken.
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