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Qualitative Adverse Health Experience Associated with Pesticides Usage among Farmers from Kura, Kano State, Nigeria |
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Isah Hussain Muhammad1,3, Raimi Morufu Olalekan1,2, Sawyerr Henry Olawale1, Odipe Oluwaseun Emmanuel1, Bashir Bala Getso3, Suleiman Haladu4 |
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1Department of Environmental Health
Science, Kwara State University, Malete, Kwara State, Nigeria.
Received: 06 August 2020 I Accepted:
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August 2020
I Published: 31 August 2020 I Article ID:
MRJMMS-20-127 |
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Abstract |
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The battle to
combat pesticide use in Kano State appears uppermost in the mind
of the state government. Efforts are therefore, geared towards
effective protection of the human and environmental
rehabilitation. Hence, understanding the health and
environmental risks posed by chemicals pesticides released into
the environment is an important context for decision making in
which emerging data streams may play a significant role. Over the
following year, a range of studies that evaluated the potential
impacts of chemical pesticides on development and growth in
areas of skin irritation, hypersensitivity, reproductive
abnormalities, neurological and behavioral disorders, cancer,
premature hair greying, miscarriages, DNA mutation and genetic
damage, and effects on biological processes can be the results
of pesticide contamination in water, and food commodities. In
such circumstances, it is critically important to interpret
information from rapid assessments into forms that place high
value on health protection and err on the side of precaution.
This study assesses the effect and health problems associated
with exposure to pesticides application among farmers in Kano
State, Nigeria. A structure questionnaire was developed focusing
on sociodemographic characteristics, knowledge and experience of
adverse health effects related to pesticide use, details of work
practices and an inventory of pesticides used on the farm. Of
the 400 copies of questionnaire administered 392 copies
representing 98% of the administered questionnaire was retrieved
and found useable. Majority of the respondents (76.9%) were
aware of the side effect of the use of pesticides with only
23.1% of the respondents not aware of the side effect of
pesticide use, it can be deduced that less than half of the
farmers who use insecticides are aware of its effect on the
environment. This results add to the body of literature that
examined the effect and health problems associated with exposure
to pesticides application among farmers in Kano state, Nigeria.
A far better solution would be to conduct testing prior to
commercial use or storage of a chemical to ensure that the
information is complete and immediately available in the event
of an environmental release. An example of this trend highlights
the potential to develop health and environmental fate/exposure
data to make rapid predictions of chemical effects upon release
into the environment during an emergency. This will help
demonstrate new methods to support decisions about chemicals in
the environment. Although, there is a need to consider both the
scientific validity of the new methods and the values applied to
a given decision using this new information to ensure that the
new approaches are used to improve public health and
environmental protection. Additional research on biomarkers of
exposure may be required to provide a comprehensive assessment
of the risks of environmental pollution to farmers in Kano
State. |
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