Table 5 Prevalence of health symptoms related to agricultural tasks in paddy field of rice farmers (n = 182)
Symptoms | Spraying pesticides | Mixing pesticides | Scattering seed | Harvesting crops | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spraying | Not spraying | OR | 95 % CI | Mixing | Not mixing | OR | 95 % CI | Scattering | Not scattering | OR | 95 % CI | Harvesting | Not harvesting | OR | 95 % CI | |
Respiratory | ||||||||||||||||
Difficulty in breathing | 15.9 | 19.3 | 0.8 | 0.3, 1.8 | 16.7 | 18.7 | 0.9 | 0.4, 2.1 | 17.7 | 18.6 | 0.9 | 0.4, 2.0 | 18.1 | 18.5 | 1.0 | 0.3, 2.8 |
Chest pain | 20.6 | 19.3 | 1.1 | 0.5, 2.3 | 20.8 | 19.4 | 1.1 | 0.5, 2.5 | 17.7 | 22.1 | 0.8 | 0.4, 1.6 | 20.0 | 18.5 | 1.1 | 0.4, 3.1 |
Dry throat | 34.9 | 17.6 | 2.5** | 1.2, 5.0 | 37.5 | 18.7 | 2.6** | 1.3, 5.4 | 22.9 | 24.4 | 0.9 | 0.5, 1.8 | 25.2 | 14.8 | 1.9 | 0.6, 5.9 |
Cough | 28.6 | 27.7 | 1.0 | 0.5, 2.1 | 29.2 | 27.6 | 1.1 | 0.5, 2.2 | 27.1 | 29.1 | 0.9 | 0.5, 1.7 | 26.5 | 37.0 | 0.6 | 0.3, 1.4 |
Muscle | ||||||||||||||||
Numbness | 41.3 | 41.2 | 1.0 | 0.5, 1.9 | 41.7 | 41.0 | 1.0 | 0.5, 2.0 | 50.0 | 31.4 | 2.2** | 1.2, 4.0 | 45.2 | 18.5 | 3.6** | 1.3, 10.1 |
Cramp | 54.0 | 31.9 | 2.5** | 1.3, 4.7 | 58.3 | 32.8 | 2.9** | 1.5, 5.6 | 39.6 | 39.5 | 1.0 | 0.6, 1.8 | 40.0 | 37.0 | 1.1 | 0.5, 2.6 |
Muscle weakness | 28.6 | 21.0 | 1.5 | 0.7, 3.0 | 29.2 | 21.6 | 1.5 | 0.7, 3.1 | 25.0 | 22.1 | 1.2 | 0.6, 2.3 | 24.5 | 18.5 | 1.4 | 0.5, 4.0 |
Neurobehavioral | ||||||||||||||||
Headache | 23.8 | 34.5 | 0.6 | 0.3, 1.2 | 20.8 | 34.3 | 0.5 | 0.2, 1.1 | 28.1 | 33.7 | 0.8 | 0.4, 1.4 | 29.7 | 37.0 | 0.7 | 0.3, 1.7 |
Dizziness | 28.6 | 37.8 | 0.7 | 0.3, 1.3 | 29.2 | 36.6 | 0.7 | 0.3, 1.5 | 38.5 | 30.2 | 1.4 | 0.8, 2.7 | 34.8 | 33.3 | 1.1 | 0.5, 2.5 |
Epilepsy | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.0, 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0, 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.1, 14.5 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0, 1.0 |
Balance problem | 11.1 | 12.6 | 0.9 | 0.3, 2.3 | 6.3 | 14.2 | 0.4 | 0.1, 1.4 | 7.3 | 17.4 | 0.4 | 0.1, 1.0 | 12.3 | 11.1 | 1.1 | 0.3, 4.1 |
Fatigue | 31.7 | 34.5 | 0.9 | 0.5, 1.7 | 31.3 | 34.3 | 0.9 | 0.4, 1.8 | 29.2 | 38.4 | 0.7 | 0.4, 1.2 | 32.9 | 37.0 | 0.8 | 0.4, 2.0 |
Epithelial/mucosal surfaces | ||||||||||||||||
Irritated eye | 41.3 | 43.7 | 0.9 | 0.5, 1.7 | 41.7 | 43.3 | 0.9 | 0.5, 1.8 | 45.8 | 39.5 | 1.3 | 0.7, 2.3 | 41.3 | 51.9 | 0.7 | 0.3, 1.5 |
Ulcer/blister | 1.6 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.1, 6.1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.9, 1.0 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 0.3, 26.9 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.1, 5.1 |
Rash | 14.3 | 16.8 | 0.8 | 0.4, 1.9 | 12.5 | 17.2 | 0.7 | 0.3, 1.8 | 19.8 | 11.6 | 1.9 | 0.8, 4.3 | 16.8 | 11.1 | 1.6 | 0.5, 5.8 |
Red/whit pimp | 7.9 | 10.1 | 0.8 | 0.3, 2.3 | 8.3 | 9.7 | 0.8 | 0.3, 2.7 | 10.4 | 8.1 | 1.3 | 0.5, 3.6 | 9.7 | 7.4 | 1.3 | 0.3, 6.2 |
Others | ||||||||||||||||
Friable nails | 3.2 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.2, 5.3 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.1, 4.8 | 2.1 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 0.1, 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.1, 7.7 |
Diarrhea | 3.2 | 10.1 | 0.3 | 0.1, 1.4 | 4.2 | 9.0 | 0.4 | 0.1, 2.1 | 11.5 | 3.5 | 3.6* | 1.0, 13.3 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 1.0 | 0.2, 5.0 |
Increasing anxiety | 7.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.5, 1.9 | 43.8 | 42.5 | 1.1 | 0.5, 2.0 | 38.5 | 47.7 | 0.7 | 0.4, 1.2 | 46.5 | 22.2 | 3.0* | 1.2, 7.9 |