Intoxication and risks derived from exposure to pesticides in farmers Metztitlan Hidalgo, Mexico

Abstract

The aim of the investigation consists on describing the toxic impact of pesticides, as well as analyzing farmers' awareness and knowledge about their uses and risks by conducting a discourse analysis and community intervention in Metztitlán Hidalgo, Mexico. A qualitative intervention study was conducted with a phenomenological-ethno methodological pragmatic design through the analysis of the discourse of 4 people, where three of them had been intoxicated by pesticides, as well as one vendor of these products. In three phases, a contextual tour was performed. Photographs of the agricultural context were taken, especially when the pesticides were being applied; depth interviews were applied, and finally categories were structured in order to conduct the analysis of people speech.