TY - JOUR
T1 - The effects of heat exposure on tropical farm workers in Malaysia
T2 - six-month physiological health monitoring
AU - How, Vivien
AU - Singh, Shyamli
AU - Dang, Thinh
AU - Fang Lee, Lim
AU - Guo, How Ran
N1 - Funding Information:
The work was supported by the International Science Council [ISCROAP/IRDR/SG/2019/022].
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PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Farmers in tropical countries have been impacted by slow-onset heat stress. By comparing the nature of farming activities performed by conventional farmworkers and agroecological farmers, this study examined the changes in physiological health in responses to heat exposure through a six-month longitudinal study. Throughout the six-month follow-up period, the heat stress index (HSI), physiological strain indices (PSI), and physiological health parameters (BMI, blood glucose level, blood cholesterol level, uric acid level) were measured and repeated every two-month. Physiological parameters were recorded twice daily, before and during their first lunch break. This study found that slow-onset heat stress affects farmers differently. The health of agroecological farmers is more resistant to slow-onset extreme temperatures. Pre-existing metabolic health effects from pesticide exposure make conventional farmers more susceptible to extreme temperatures, delaying their bodies’ adaptation to rising temperatures.
AB - Farmers in tropical countries have been impacted by slow-onset heat stress. By comparing the nature of farming activities performed by conventional farmworkers and agroecological farmers, this study examined the changes in physiological health in responses to heat exposure through a six-month longitudinal study. Throughout the six-month follow-up period, the heat stress index (HSI), physiological strain indices (PSI), and physiological health parameters (BMI, blood glucose level, blood cholesterol level, uric acid level) were measured and repeated every two-month. Physiological parameters were recorded twice daily, before and during their first lunch break. This study found that slow-onset heat stress affects farmers differently. The health of agroecological farmers is more resistant to slow-onset extreme temperatures. Pre-existing metabolic health effects from pesticide exposure make conventional farmers more susceptible to extreme temperatures, delaying their bodies’ adaptation to rising temperatures.
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U2 - 10.1080/09603123.2022.2033706
DO - 10.1080/09603123.2022.2033706
M3 - Article
C2 - 35157533
AN - SCOPUS:85125255432
SN - 0960-3123
VL - 33
SP - 413
EP - 429
JO - International Journal of Environmental Health Research
JF - International Journal of Environmental Health Research
IS - 4
ER -