Assessment of the use of safety protective measures among spray workers In Khartoum State,
Assessment of the use of safety protective measures among spray workers In Khartoum State,
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Date
2015-03-29
Authors
Eltuhami Ahmed Edris
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University of Khartoum
Abstract
Exposure to pesticides is one work-related health risk, for as much as
14% of all occupational injuries in the agricultural sector and public
health domain. The annual number of acute pesticide poisoning cases
among agricultural workers is between 20,000 and 300,000 and the WHO
places the total cases of pesticide poisoning at between 2 and 5 million
each year of which 40,000 are fatal.
Description
A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment for the requirement of the
degree MPEH in medical Entomology
Keywords
University of Khartoum
protective measures
spray workers
Epidemiology
Environmental Health
Khartoum State
Citation
Eltuhami Ahmed Edris, Assessment of the use of safety protective measures among spray workers In Khartoum State. – Khartoum : University of Khartoum, 2007. - 82 P. :
illus., 28 cm., MS.C.