Tobacco farmers and green leaf disease

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.15941022402127

• Palavras-chave: green leaf disease; health; farmer's tobacco

• Keywords: green leaf disease; health; farmer's tobacco

• Abstract:

  Objective: to expose the health problems caused to tobacco farmers by green leaf disease. Method: qualitative systematic review. The descriptors for selection were "disease" and "leaf" and "green" and "tobacco", or "green" and "tobacco" and "sickness", abstracted from primary studies that sampled tobacco farmers. Results: seven studies were selected and made up the review. Conclusion: Tobacco farmers should wear personal protective equipment in order to avoid green leaf disease.