Health effects of pesticide use among Indonesian women farmers: Part I: Exposure and acute health effects.

Over the last two decades there has been growing concern about the acute health effects of pesticide use among small scale farmers. This is particularly the case in developing countries where controls are less stringently enforced and hazardous handling practices are more common. In order to bring these issues to light, the scope of the problem needs better documentation. But estimating the scope of the acute health effects of pesticide use has been difficult due to a number of issues.