Egyptian farmers' attitudes and behaviors regarding agricultural pesticides: Implications for pesticide risk communication

Risk Analysis

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 989-995

  Ibitayo, Olurominiyi O ^a  

^a TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural pesticides; Developing countries; Farm workers; Occupational hazards; Risk communication

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATION; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; HAZARDS; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; PESTICIDES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES; FARM WORKERS; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS; RISK COMMUNICATION; RISK INFORMATION;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

CARBAMATE PESTICIDE; CHLORPHENOTANE; LINDANE; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; DEVELOPING WORLD; DRINKING WATER; FARMERS ATTITUDE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; POISONING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGYPT; HARVESTING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRODUCTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

AGRICULTURE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EGYPT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AFRICA; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 33748428768     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2006.00794.x     Document Type: Article

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