Masoud Neghab|Mohammadjafar Momenbella-Fard|Reza Naziaghdam|Narges Salahshour|Maryam Kazemi|Hamzeh Alipour
The effects of exposure to pesticides on the fecundity status of farm workers resident in a rural region of Fars province, southern Iran
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences|Shiraz University of Medical Sciences|Shiraz University of Medical Sciences|Shiraz University of Medical Sciences|Shiraz University of Medical Sciences|Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
investigate prevalence fecundity reproductive problems among group farmers kavar district fars province southern irana total 268 randomly selected married male farm workers investigated questionnaire devised validated cronbachs coefficient 081 subjects directly interviewed questionnaire forms completed themthe prevalence current primary infertility among studied population 74 p0001 similarly 63 farm workers offsprings congenital malformations finally 15 9 farmers wives history stillbirth abortion respectively concluded prevalence current primary infertility higher among farm workers families normal population p005 additionally stillbirth spontaneous abortion common wives farm workers normal population although difference reach statistical significancethese effects likely attributed exposure farm workers pesticides