Examining neurobehavioral effects of pesticide exposure in workers involved in mosquito control in Malaysia: A Preliminary study

Pesticides are widely used in the agricultural sector and other settings. In Malaysia organophosphate and pyrethroid pesticides are commonly used to control mosquito-borne disease. This project aims to do three things: assess the exposure to pesticides of a group of workers who mix and spray pestici...

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Main Authors:	Yusof, Muhammad Zubir, Semple, Sean, Cherrie, John W, Samsuddin, Niza
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2017
Subjects:	RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/59886/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/59886/13/59886_Examining%20neurobehavioral%20effects%20of%20pesticid_complete.pdf

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spelling	iium-598862017-12-15T01:27:22Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/59886/ Examining neurobehavioral effects of pesticide exposure in workers involved in mosquito control in Malaysia: A Preliminary study Yusof, Muhammad Zubir Semple, Sean Cherrie, John W Samsuddin, Niza RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Pesticides are widely used in the agricultural sector and other settings. In Malaysia organophosphate and pyrethroid pesticides are commonly used to control mosquito-borne disease. This project aims to do three things: assess the exposure to pesticides of a group of workers who mix and spray pesticides to con-trol the mosquito population in Malaysia; estimate workers’ lifetime exposure to pesticides using current measurements and retrospective exposure reconstruction methods; determine if pesticide exposed workers have poorer neurobehavioral health when compared to non-exposed controls. Dermal and inhalation exposure assessment will be performed to evaluate current exposure. Workers’ exposure over their working life will be estimated using modeling techniques. Neurobehavioral tests will be carried out using paper-based questionnaires and CANTAB® computerized tests. An estimated 127 pesticide workers and a similar number of controls will be approached to take part in this study. The findings of the study will help inform the evidence base relating to long-term health effects of pesticide exposure, and increase understanding of the pesticide exposure of these workers and the effectiveness of current control measures. 2017-04-08 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/59886/13/59886_Examining%20neurobehavioral%20effects%20of%20pesticid_complete.pdf Yusof, Muhammad Zubir and Semple, Sean and Cherrie, John W and Samsuddin, Niza (2017) Examining neurobehavioral effects of pesticide exposure in workers involved in mosquito control in Malaysia: A Preliminary study. In: International Conference on Environmental and Occupational Health, 7-9 April 2014, Putrajaya Marriot Hotel, Putrajaya. (Unpublished)
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spellingShingle	RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Yusof, Muhammad Zubir Semple, Sean Cherrie, John W Samsuddin, Niza Examining neurobehavioral effects of pesticide exposure in workers involved in mosquito control in Malaysia: A Preliminary study
description	Pesticides are widely used in the agricultural sector and other settings. In Malaysia organophosphate and pyrethroid pesticides are commonly used to control mosquito-borne disease. This project aims to do three things: assess the exposure to pesticides of a group of workers who mix and spray pesticides to con-trol the mosquito population in Malaysia; estimate workers’ lifetime exposure to pesticides using current measurements and retrospective exposure reconstruction methods; determine if pesticide exposed workers have poorer neurobehavioral health when compared to non-exposed controls. Dermal and inhalation exposure assessment will be performed to evaluate current exposure. Workers’ exposure over their working life will be estimated using modeling techniques. Neurobehavioral tests will be carried out using paper-based questionnaires and CANTAB® computerized tests. An estimated 127 pesticide workers and a similar number of controls will be approached to take part in this study. The findings of the study will help inform the evidence base relating to long-term health effects of pesticide exposure, and increase understanding of the pesticide exposure of these workers and the effectiveness of current control measures.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Yusof, Muhammad Zubir Semple, Sean Cherrie, John W Samsuddin, Niza
author_facet	Yusof, Muhammad Zubir Semple, Sean Cherrie, John W Samsuddin, Niza
author_sort	Yusof, Muhammad Zubir
title	Examining neurobehavioral effects of pesticide exposure in workers involved in mosquito control in Malaysia: A Preliminary study
title_short	Examining neurobehavioral effects of pesticide exposure in workers involved in mosquito control in Malaysia: A Preliminary study
title_full	Examining neurobehavioral effects of pesticide exposure in workers involved in mosquito control in Malaysia: A Preliminary study
title_fullStr	Examining neurobehavioral effects of pesticide exposure in workers involved in mosquito control in Malaysia: A Preliminary study
title_full_unstemmed	Examining neurobehavioral effects of pesticide exposure in workers involved in mosquito control in Malaysia: A Preliminary study
title_sort	examining neurobehavioral effects of pesticide exposure in workers involved in mosquito control in malaysia: a preliminary study
publishDate	2017
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/59886/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/59886/13/59886_Examining%20neurobehavioral%20effects%20of%20pesticid_complete.pdf
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Examining neurobehavioral effects of pesticide exposure in workers involved in mosquito control in Malaysia: A Preliminary study

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