Pilot Study of Pesticide Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices among Pregnant Women in Northern Thailand

Alyson N. Lorenz, Tippawan Prapamontol, Warangkana Narksen, Niphan Srinual, Dana B. Barr and Anne M. Riederer
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Alyson N. Lorenz: Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
Tippawan Prapamontol: Research Institute for Health Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
Warangkana Narksen: Research Institute for Health Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
Niphan Srinual: Research Institute for Health Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
Dana B. Barr: Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
Anne M. Riederer: Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA

IJERPH, 2012, vol. 9, issue 9, 1-19

Abstract: An estimated 200,000 children born in Thailand each year are at risk of prenatal exposure to pesticides and associated neurodevelopmental outcomes because of their mothers’ agricultural occupations. Children born to non-agricultural workers may also be at risk of exposure from other pathways of maternal pesticide exposure, including exposure through home use, diet, and other environmental media. Pesticide exposure in Thailand has been linked to unsafe practices and beliefs about pesticides. However, limited information exists on pesticide knowledge, attitudes, and practices among pregnant women in Thailand or elsewhere. Obtaining this information is essential to understand the factors associated with prenatal pesticide exposure, identify populations potentially at risk, and ultimately protect pregnant women and their children. We administered surveys to 76 pregnant women in northern Thailand and used multivariable logistic regression to evaluate associations among pesticide-related knowledge, pregnancy trimester, and pesticide use behavior. In this pilot study, lower knowledge score and earliest trimester of pregnancy were marginally ( p p

Keywords: pesticides; prenatal exposure; pregnancy; knowledge; practices; Thailand; agriculture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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