Evaluation of work place pesticide concentration and health complaints among women workers in tea plantation, Southern India.

Dhananjayan VenugopalPanjakumar KarunamoorthyRavichandran BeerappaDebi SharmaMala AambikapathyKausic RajasekarAvinash GaikwadShridhar Kondhalkar

Published in: Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology (2021)

This study is the first to characterize pesticide levels in work place of women workers in India. Women are continuously exposed to pesticides through their work and environmental exposure. Preventive measures are essential to mitigate the adverse health effects of pesticides among women workers.

Keyphrases

polycystic ovary syndrome
risk assessment
pregnancy outcomes
healthcare
public health
cervical cancer screening
mental health
human health
breast cancer risk
health information
insulin resistance
emergency department
metabolic syndrome
pregnant women
climate change
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle