Table 3 Perceived side-effects of insecticide handlers and spraymen after one day of spraying
Adverse effect | Insecticide handlers | Spraymen | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arm 1 (N = 5) | Arm 2 (N = 5) | Arm 1 (N = 16) | Arm 2 (N = 16) | |||||
Number suffered (%) | Persisted (in h/days) | Number suffered (%) | Persisted (in h/days) | Number suffered (%) | Persisted (in h/days) | Number suffered (%) | Persisted (in h/days) | |
Bad smell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Headache | 3 (60.0) | 24 h | 1 (20.0) | 12 h | 3 (18.8) | 12 h | 2 (12.5) | 12 h |
Nausea/vomiting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (6.3) | 12 h | 0 | 0 |
Itching | 4 (80.0) | 24 h | 3 (60.0) | 12 h | 3 (18.8) | 12 h | 4 (25.0) | 12 h |
Sneezing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Coughing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eye burning | 2 (40.0) | 24 h | 1 (20.0) | 12 h | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Head reeling | 0 | 0 | 1 (20.0) | 12 h | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |