Use of pesticides in the sub-medium São Francisco Valley: Knowledge of rural workers in irrigated fruit cultivation

• Autor(a) principal: Santana, Joice Requião Costa de
• Data de Publicação: 2024
• Outros Autores: Brandão, Luma Mirelly de Sousa, Santana, Luiz Antonio Costa de, Santos, Carlos Alberto Batista dos, Lima, Artur Gomes Dias
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: REVISA : Revista de Divulgação Científica Sena Aires (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://rdcsa.emnuvens.com.br/revista/article/view/174
• topic: Agrotóxicos; Exposição ocupacional; Saúde do trabalhador rural; Saúde ocupacional; Pesticides; Occupational exposure; Rural worker health; Occupational health

Objective: to reveal rural workers’ knowledge about complex interactions between pesticides and their health risks. Method: qualitative, descriptive and exploratory research, carried out with irrigated fruit farming workers from August to December 2023. The instruments used in data collection were semi-structured interviews and questionnaires. In the socioeconomic-demographic analysis, descriptive statistics were used. The interviews were transcribed and subjected to content analysis, resulting in thematic categories: knowledge about pesticides and risk classification, the use of personal protective equipment and exposure to pesticides and health effects. Results: The participants were mostly male, young, brown people, with low income and education, know the concept of pesticides, but are unaware of the risk classification and damage caused to health in the long term, emphasizing only acute effects, the inadequate use of personal protective equipment and lack of knowledge of the health damage resulting from this practice. Conclusions: The need for training strategies is evident, in addition to promoting and protecting the health of this population