The township of Djidja did not remain in margin of the systematic use of non negligible quantities of pesticides that causes numerous illnesses to the producers. The objective of this research is to study the sanitary risks incurred by the producers of cotton in the township of Djidja following the use of the pesticides. Of the questionnaires, the observations and the GPS surveys are used for the collection of the data. The investigations concerned the set of the 323 producers constituting the sample. They are achieved in each of the retained villages. The pesticides used by the producers distribute themselves in two (2) classes of toxicity. Among the producers of the township of Djidja, the symptoms due to the pesticides are numerous and varied. One notes that the cutaneous irritation represents 73.68% of the symptoms. The headaches are felt by 66.56% of the producers. The nausea is returned by 60.99% of the producers. Fatigue is the symptom the more returned (97.52%). The loss of appetite (42.11%), the respiratory difficulties (47.06%) and the diarrhea (31.89%) are also uneasiness felt by the producers after the applications of pesticides. In case of poisoning to the pesticides, the producers of the township of Djidja use different possibilities of care. It is important to reduce the used quantities and the possibilities of exhibition to the pesticides in the township.

In the optics to impregnate themselves of the realities concerning hygiene and purification in the township of Allada in Benin, 600 chiefs of household identified by probabilistic sampling have been interviewed in order to study the relative indicators of hygiene and purification. Besides, a qualitative approach consisting in an observation of the women having in charge of the children of less than 5 years has been adopted in order to document the different convenient concerning manipulations of the stools. It is evident from this survey that the level of hygiene and purification is relatively weak in the township of Allada. A total of 69.5% of the households has access to the drinking water and only 37,2% of the households have latrines at home. The worn-out waters and the strong garbage (except 21,2% collected by the non-government organization of pre-collection) are rejected directly almost in the nature by the - totality of the households. This survey demonstrated a tie between the type of dwelling and the existence of latrine (p <10-5), as well as a tie between the level of instruction and purification (p <10-5). Also, a link exists between the religious factor and the existence of latrine by the families (p <10-5). On the other hand no tie has been put in evidence between the religious factors and the knowledge of the illnesses bound to hygiene and purification (p=0,004).