Pilot study of pesticide knowledge, attitudes, and practices among pregnant women in northern Thailand.

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 prot

SUBMITTER: Lorenz AN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3499875 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature