The Effects of a Parental Behavior Modification Program to Prevent Pesticide Exposure Among Toddlers Living in Agricultural Areas of Thailand: An Experimental Study.
This quasi-experimental study, using a pre-test/post-test design, aimed to assess the effect of a parental behavior modification program on pesticide exposure among young Thai children. Methods: The sample consisted of 90 families with children aged 1– 3 years who lived within 50 meters of agricultu...
| Published in: | Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare Vol. 19; pp. 1 - 13 |
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Dove Medical Press Ltd
Jan2026
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=191300033&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 191300033 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 11782390 B06N jtl: Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare issn: 11782390 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jan2026 vid: 19 pid: 45064 pub: Dove Medical Press Ltd place: Auckland, <Blank> artinfo: ui: 191300033 191300033 191300033 10.2147/JMDH.S563962 191300033 ppf: 1 ppct: 12 formats: tig: atl: The Effects of a Parental Behavior Modification Program to Prevent Pesticide Exposure Among Toddlers Living in Agricultural Areas of Thailand: An Experimental Study. aug: au: Ong-Artborirak, Parichat Nganchamung, Thitirat Ponrachom, Chakkrit Wangkahart, Apiradee Siriwat, Satinee sug: subj: Parental Behavior Evaluation Behavior Modification Evaluation Program Evaluation Pesticides Poisoning Environmental Exposure Prevention and Control Agriculture Thailand Child Health Human Funding Source Thailand Infant Child, Preschool Parents Clinical Trials Quasi-Experimental Studies Pretest-Posttest Control Group Design Comparative Studies Ajzen's Theory of Planned Behavior Acetylcholinesterase Blood Models, Statistical Descriptive Statistics Data Analysis Software Questionnaires Fisher's Exact Test Chi Square Test T-Tests Infant: 1-23 months Child, Preschool: 2-5 years ab: This quasi-experimental study, using a pre-test/post-test design, aimed to assess the effect of a parental behavior modification program on pesticide exposure among young Thai children. Methods: The sample consisted of 90 families with children aged 1– 3 years who lived within 50 meters of agricultural areas, including 46 in the intervention group and 44 in the control group. Guardians in the intervention group received a behavior modification program based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), which included three training sessions and one home visit. The control group did not receive any intervention. Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) levels in toddlers were measured via finger prick in both groups at three time points: baseline, follow-up 1 (two months after the end of the intervention), and follow-up 2 (five months after the end of the intervention). Results: Linear mixed-model analysis showed that, from baseline to follow-up 1, hemoglobin-adjusted AChE (HAChE) levels in the intervention group were 1.307 U/g Hgb higher than in the control group (P = 0.047). From baseline to follow-up 2, HAChE levels were 2.332 U/g Hgb higher in the intervention group (P = 0.005), and AChE levels were also higher by 0.311 U/mL. Conclusion: These findings suggest that the parental behavior modification program can effectively reduce pesticide exposure in young Thai children, and therefore the program should be considered for implementation as part of efforts to improve health outcomes among children living in agricultural areas of Thailand. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: clinical trial research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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