Reproductive health effects due to pesticide exposure amongst boys in the rural Western Cape, South Africa

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dc.contributor.advisorAqiel, Mohameden_ZA
dc.contributor.authorEnglish, René Glynnisen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-13T14:19:59Z
dc.date.available2015-05-13T14:19:59Z
dc.date.issued2011en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractContemporary agricultural pesticides have been shown to possess hormonally-active properties, and have been associated with declining male reproductive health. These chemicals act by disrupting the normal functioning of the male endocrine system, through their actions on the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. Reported male reproductive abnormalities are reproductive organ defects, cancers and declining fertility. Cryptorchidism, hypospadias, testicular cancer and poor sperm quality (testicular dysgenesis syndrome) have also been reported to be associated with these endocrine-disrupting chemicals. This study therefore aims to investigate the adverse reproductive health effects of environmental pesticide exposure in male children and adolescents, based on their lifetime residential history (namely, having lived on a farm or not).en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationEnglish, R. G. (2011). <i>Reproductive health effects due to pesticide exposure amongst boys in the rural Western Cape, South Africa</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12797en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationEnglish, René Glynnis. <i>"Reproductive health effects due to pesticide exposure amongst boys in the rural Western Cape, South Africa."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12797en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationEnglish, R. 2011. Reproductive health effects due to pesticide exposure amongst boys in the rural Western Cape, South Africa. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - English, René Glynnis AB - Contemporary agricultural pesticides have been shown to possess hormonally-active properties, and have been associated with declining male reproductive health. These chemicals act by disrupting the normal functioning of the male endocrine system, through their actions on the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. Reported male reproductive abnormalities are reproductive organ defects, cancers and declining fertility. Cryptorchidism, hypospadias, testicular cancer and poor sperm quality (testicular dysgenesis syndrome) have also been reported to be associated with these endocrine-disrupting chemicals. This study therefore aims to investigate the adverse reproductive health effects of environmental pesticide exposure in male children and adolescents, based on their lifetime residential history (namely, having lived on a farm or not). DA - 2011 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2011 T1 - Reproductive health effects due to pesticide exposure amongst boys in the rural Western Cape, South Africa TI - Reproductive health effects due to pesticide exposure amongst boys in the rural Western Cape, South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12797 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/12797
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationEnglish RG. Reproductive health effects due to pesticide exposure amongst boys in the rural Western Cape, South Africa. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, 2011 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12797en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Public Health and Family Medicineen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPublic Healthen_ZA
dc.titleReproductive health effects due to pesticide exposure amongst boys in the rural Western Cape, South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMMeden_ZA
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