Effects of Pesticide Use on Semen Quality among Farmers in Rural Areas of Sabah, Malaysia

Effects of Pesticide Use on Semen Quality among Farmers in Rural Areas of Sabah, Malaysia: Feroz H ossain , et al . School of Medicine, University Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia Objectives To determine the relationship between semen quality and exposure to pesticide residues. Methods A cross‐sectional study was conducted among male farmers from 3 different communities in Sabah, Malaysia. A total of 152 farmers participated in this study of whom 62 farmers had been exposed to either paraquat or malathion or both to varying extents. Questionnaires were designed to record a history of pesticides exposu... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Hossain, Feroz
Ali, Osman
D'souza, Urban J.A.
Naing, Daw Khin Saw
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
Reihe/Periodikum: Journal of Occupational Health ; volume 52, issue 6, page 353-360 ; ISSN 1341-9145 1348-9585
Verlag/Hrsg.: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Schlagwörter: Public Health / Environmental and Occupational Health
Sprache: Englisch
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Link(s) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1539/joh.l10006