Table 3 Effect of education level on behaviors related to pesticides use
Behavior | No school education | School education | Total | χ 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Read labels on pesticide container | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 81% | 44% | 67% | 51.38** |
Yes | 19% | 56% | 33% | Â |
Mix pesticides with water | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Hand covered with cloth or plastic bag | 54% | 21% | 42% | 35.86** |
Using gloves | 46% | 79% | 58% | Â |
Clean sprayer nozzle | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Blowing by mouth | 61% | 34% | 50% | 24.46** |
Using wire | 39% | 66% | 50% | Â |
Pesticide comes in contact with the body | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Do nothing | 80% | 47% | 67% | 38.38** |
Washing site of contact | 20% | 53% | 33% | Â |
Protect himself during spraying | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Just take care | 100% | 100% | 100% | Â |
Wearing protective uniform | 0% | 0% | 0% | Â |
Put mask during spraying | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 99% | 98% | 98% | 1.93 |
Yes | 1% | 2% | 2% | Â |
Wear special clothes during spraying | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Wearing everyday clothes | 100% | 100% | 100% | Â |
Have special clothes for spraying | 0% | 0% | 0% | Â |
Wash hands and face after pesticide application | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 89% | 77% | 42% | 33.19** |
Yes | 11% | 23% | 58% | Â |
Take a bath following pesticide application | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 78% | 68% | 74% | 8.09** |
Yes | 22% | 32% | 26% | Â |
Change clothing after pesticide application | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 92% | 87% | 90% | 2.36 |
Yes | 8% | 13% | 10% | Â |
Wash clothes used during pesticide application separately | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 96% | 99% | 97% | 1.58 |
Yes | 4% | 1% | 3% | Â |
Drink during pesticide application | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 0% | 0% | 0% | Â |
Yes | 100% | 100% | 100% | Â |
Dispose pesticide container | ||||
Used in house | 53% | 28% | 43% | 19.52** |
Disposed with usual trash | 45% | 66% | 53% | Â |
Burned | 2% | 6% | 4% | Â |
Total (mean score) | 2.72 ± 1.79 | 4.97 ± 2.12 | 3.60 |  |