Citation

Grieshop JI, Winter DM. Accid. Anal. Prev. 1989; 21(4): 394-398.

Affiliation

Department of Applied Behavioral Sciences, University of California, Davis 95616.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1989, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2765085

Abstract

Accidents due to the misuse and abuse of agricultural pesticides is a worldwide problem. Although data gaps exist, there is an ever-growing body of information on the incidence and nature of pesticide-caused poisonings in the developing countries of the world. The information gathered in a field study in Ecuador, South America, among rural-based users of pesticides contributes to the understanding of the problem. Factors that contribute to accidental poisonings are detailed and described and are related to accident prevention efforts.