Diagnosis of the use of agrochemicals in the municipality of Nossa Senhora da Glória, Sergipe

• Autor(a) principal: Mota, Jéssica Lavinea Aragão
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Jesus, Evandro Oliveira de, Lemos, Nailson Lima Santos, Pereira, Pedro Leandro Dantas
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Saúde (Santa Maria)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufsm.br/revistasaude/article/view/40669
• topic: Individual Protection Equipment; Level of schooling; Risk perception.; Equipamentos de Proteção Individual; nível de escolaridade; percepção de riscos.

The use of agrochemicals for controlling pests and diseases in plants has brought negative consequences for the health of rural workers and for the environment. The aim of this project was to evaluate the level of schooling and to understand the degree of perception of rural workers regarding the use of pesticides in the Nossa Senhora da Glória - SE city. The research was carried out in the rural area of the municipality, with the voluntary participation of 40 workers, through a structured questionnaire. 60% of the interviewees are between 46 and 65 years old, 72.5% have elementary education incomplete, 95% of rural workers do not use Individual Protection Equipment and 70% do not associate some symptoms of intoxication at the use of pesticides. Thus, the workers perception of risk is low, associated to the low level of schooling, having the need for awareness of the use pesticides.