Potential Effects on Mental Health Status Associated with Occupational Exposure to Pesticides among Thai Farmers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15480966 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Parichat Ong-Artborirak (0000-0003-0884-9466, Chiang Mai University, corresponding author), Waraporn Boonchiang (0000-0003-4084-848X, Chiang Mai University), Yuwayong Juntarawijit (Naresuan University), Chudchawal Juntarawijit (0000-0003-0321-5325, Naresuan University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 15 |
| Pages | 9654-9654 |
| Publication date | 2022-08-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph19159654 |
| PMID | 35955007 |
| OpenAlex | W4290500531 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 7 |
Pesticide-related mental health issues in Thailand, an upper-middle-income country, are not well known. This study aimed to investigate the association between the history of occupational exposure to pesticides and the mental health of Thai farmers. A cross-sectional study was carried out in the areas around Chiang Mai, a large city in Northern Thailand, between June 2020 and January 2021. A total of 6974 farmers from six districts were interviewed to determine whether they regularly experienced symptoms related to mental health by the Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20) as well as their lifetime history of agricultural pesticide exposure from 31 active ingredients and five functional categories: insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, rodenticides, and molluscicides. The cut-off of 6 was used to evaluate probable mental disorder. Most of the farmers under investigation were men (53.8%), with a mean age of 55.2 (11.7) years, and were involved mainly in the planting of rice, fruit, and vegetables. About 86.7% reported having used pesticides on their crops at some point in their lives-mostly glyphosate, paraquat, 2,4-D, methomyl, and carbofuran. All functional groups, as well as pesticide classes like organochlorines, organophosphates, and carbamates, were significantly associated with a higher risk of probable mental disorder based on exposure duration, frequency, personal protective equipment usage, and hygienic behavior. In a model with multiple pesticides, there was an association between mental disorder and exposure to endosulfan (AOR = 2.27, 95%CI = 1.26-4.08) and methyl parathion (AOR = 2.26, 95%CI = 1.26-4.06). Having previously reported pesticide poisoning symptoms was related to mental disorder (AOR = 7.97, 95%CI = 5.16-12.31), the findings provided evidence of pesticide exposure posing a risk to farmers' mental health, particularly long-term and high-intensity exposure
Agriculture · Agrochemical · Agronomy · Biology · Carbofuran · Cross-sectional study · Disease · Environmental health · Geography · Mental health · Personal protective equipment · Pesticide · Psychiatry · Climate Change and Health Impacts · Insect and Pesticide Research · Medicine · Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity · Toxicology
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