Open AccessComparison between Male and Female in Best Management Practices for Tobacco Cultivators in Bachok District, Kelantan, Malaysia
Author(s) -
Aweng Eh Rak,
Hasanah Mohamad,
Liyana Ahmad Afip
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of tropical resources and sustainable science/journal of tropical resources and sustainable science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2462-2389
pISSN - 2289-3946
DOI - 10.47253/jtrss.v4i1.563
Subject(s) - impetigo , medicine , bronchitis , environmental health , asthma , insomnia , toxicology , veterinary medicine , biology , dermatology , psychiatry
Kelantan State recorded the highest in terms of acreage for tobacco plantation with consists of77.94 %. Tobacco plantation was known to be the most risky job among Kelantanese due toextensive usage of pesticide and fertilizer. This study was conducted to identify the differencesbetween male and female in Best Management Practices (BMPs) for tobacco cultivators inBachok as well as to relate it with the fertilizers and pesticides related diseases in Bachok District,Kelantan, Malaysia. The results revealed that, the correlation between wearing proper PPEs andgender (p<0.05) and between chronic diseases and gender (p<0.05) were significant. Femalecultivators they are more concern about their health compared to the male. Meanwhile, 49% ofmale and 25 % of female cultivators claimed that they had the acute illnesses. On the other hand,the health data in 2010 obtained from the Bachok District Health Center showed that, acute upperrespiratory tract infections (19,641 cases) and other disease of the respiratory system (16,484cases) recorded the highest cases followed by dermatitis (5,300 cases), conjunctivitis (2,582cases), urticarial (1,689 cases), impetigo (1,387 cases), poisonings (548 cases), asthma (450cases) and bronchitis (8 cases). It could be concluded that, the female planter are more healthconscious and it is revealed in this findings where they wore PPEs at all times when dealing withchemicals.