en Original Article <p>&nbsp; <strong>Background:</strong> Noticeable amounts of pesticides are used in developing countries each year. However excessive application of these chemicals in the past few decades has breaded serious problems to both animals and humans. Although most studies have targeted acute poisoning, in the present study chronic poisoning as a new and important health problem has been studied due to application and storage of pesticides at homes.</p> <p><strong><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115% FONT-FAMILY: ">Materials and Methods:</span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115% FONT-FAMILY: ">&nbsp;</span></strong>&nbsp;This descriptive study was designed in Kashan, located in the dry central region of Iran in 2012. The data were collected by interviewing 500 home owners and filling questionnaires. The data were analyzed using abundance tables and SPSS software and statistic tests &chi;2 and fisher exact.</p> <p>&nbsp; <strong>Results:</strong> The results showed high availability and application of pesticides (97.2%). Citizens reported using pesticides once every six months. There was a positive relationship between the application of pesticides and the observed disorders (p<0.0001).</p> <p><strong>&nbsp; Conclusion:</strong> Pesticides are available for most people in an uncontrolled way, which may be the cause of many health problems</p> Application, Developing Countries, Pesticides, Storage 54 59 http://johe.rums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-95-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 R Dehghani dehghani37@yahoo.com 2240031947532846004183 2240031947532846004183 No Social Dept. of Health (SDH) Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran. Kashan University of Medical Sciences M Sabahi Bidgoli sabahi@kaums.ac.ir 2240031947532846004184 2240031947532846004184 No Faculty Member, Dept. of Public Health, School of Health, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran. Kashan University of Medical Sciences J Asgari Arani Askari@kaums.ac.ir 2240031947532846004185 2240031947532846004185 No Faculty Member, Dept. of English, School of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran. Kashan University of Medical Sciences Gh H Rashedi Vahed hossein148460@yahoo.com 2240031947532846004186 2240031947532846004186 No Social Dept. of Health (SDH) Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran. Kashan University of Medical Sciences F Heydari Zeinab_soheili@yahoo.com 2240031947532846004187 2240031947532846004187 No Social Dept. of Health (SDH) Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran. Kashan University of Medical Sciences Z Soheili Fahimehheydari74@yahoo.com 2240031947532846004188 2240031947532846004188 No Social Dept. of Health (SDH) Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran. Kashan University of Medical Sciences V Kazemi Moghaddam Vahidkazemi29@yahoo.com 2240031947532846004189 2240031947532846004189 Yes Research Committee, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran. Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences N Afshari Nassim.afshari@gmail.com 2240031947532846004190 2240031947532846004190 No Faculty Member, Dept. of Environmental Health, School of Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Tehran University of Medical Sciences