Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of straybirds agricultural trainees in taiwan

Wang, Jiun-Hao; ChiouLien, Huang; Knerr, Béatrice

doi:10.2224/sbp.2010.38.6.795

Cited by 9 publications

(5 citation statements)

References 14 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Pesticide use knowledge is crucial for workers, and they should be aware to protect themselves. 28 -31 In this study, some workers went to traditional medicine after pesticide exposure and it was also recorded from a previous study conducted in Ethiopia, 21 this suggests that workers were less aware of the negative impacts of pesticides. Recognizing early indications of pesticide overexposure, and obtaining first aid at the earliest time is important.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 56%

Pesticide Use Knowledge, Attitude, Practices and Practices Associated Factors Among Floriculture Workers in Bahirdar City, North West, Ethiopia, 2020

Endalew

Gebrehiwot

Dessie

2022

Environ�Health�Insights

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Pesticides are substances that are used to kill, decrease, or repel pests and are used extensively to boost agricultural production. Ethiopian floriculture is one of the pesticide-intensive agricultural production centers and it provides jobs for 1000s of Ethiopians. Despite its significant contribution to the national economy, many issues are raised by the workers. The study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes, practices, and factors associated with the practices of workers against pesticide exposure among floriculture workers in Bahirdar city. A cross-sectional occupational study was done. The participants were recruited using a stratified sample technique. The final study participants were chosen using a simple random sampling procedure. The survey received 300 responses, 95.2% response rate from the entire sample size. The mean age of floriculture workers was 20 (SD ± 3.21) years, with a range of 17 to 48 years. The majority of workers (228) were females, and 36 (12.0%) of workers were illiterate. About 259 (86.3%) of floriculture workers did not know the name of the pesticide they were using. More than three-fourth 256 (85.3%) of respondents know at least one type of pesticide-related health problem. In this study, the most known type of pesticide routes of entry into the body were eyes (72.3%), skin (67.3%) followed by ingestion (67.0%). About 100 (33.3%) of the participants had good overall knowledge related to pesticide use and 134 (44.7%) of workers had a positive attitude on safe pesticide application. The level of good practice was 61.3% (N = 184). Knowing the impact of pesticide on environment (AOR, 0.54; 95% CI, 0.30-0.96), Knowing pesticide health problems, (AOR, 0.36; 95% CI, 0.20-0.63), willingness to wear and invest for PPE (AOR, 0.53; 95% CI, 0.28-0.98) and PPE supply (AOR, 0.29; 95% CI, 0.16-0.51) were significantly associated with workers pesticide handling practices. Workers who didn’t know pesticide health problems were 36% less likely to have a good practice. The likelihood of having good practices among works who disagree to wear and invest on PPE 53% lower than those who agree on it. The likelihood of having good practices among workers who didn’t have any PPE supply was lower than their counterparts with (AOR, 0.29; 95% CI, 0.16-0.51). Floriculture workers had poor handling practices therefore continuous pesticide training programs for workers could be implemented.

show abstract

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 56%

Pesticide Use Knowledge, Attitude, Practices and Practices Associated Factors Among Floriculture Workers in Bahirdar City, North West, Ethiopia, 2020

Endalew

Gebrehiwot

Dessie

2022

Environ�Health�Insights

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Empirical studies on the knowledge-attitude-practice sequence have shown that people gain knowledge which predisposes them to attitudes that motivate them to practice a certain behavior (Leung, Chan, Fu, & Lam, 2010;Okobia, Bunker, Okonofua, & Osime, 2006;Wang, Huang, & Knerr, 2010). Several theories such as the theory of planned behavior (Ajzen, 1991) and the health belief model (Rosenstock, 1974), which relied on the knowledge-attitude-practice sequence, have also highlighted the role of knowledge as a precursor to the formation of attitudes and practices.…”

Section: Extensions To Behavioral Intentionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Several theories such as the theory of planned behavior (Ajzen, 1991) and the health belief model (Rosenstock, 1974), which relied on the knowledge-attitude-practice sequence, have also highlighted the role of knowledge as a precursor to the formation of attitudes and practices. Although studies that applied the knowledge-attitude-practice sequence have shown that attitudes tend to mediate the influence of knowledge on behaviors (e.g., Sessa, Giuseppe, Albano, & Angelillo, 2011;Wang et al, 2010), empirical evidence have also demonstrated that knowledge can have a direct (albeit small) effect on health behaviors (Chew et al, 2002;Morgan & Miller, 2002;Viswanath, 2006;Yap, Lee, Yau, Ng, & Tor, 2010). For example, Yap and colleagues (2010) demonstrated that knowledge has a significant influence on attitudes and behavioral changes among Singaporeans during the H1N1 pandemic.…”

Section: Extensions To Behavioral Intentionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Cognitive Mediation Model: Factors Influencing Public Knowledge of the H1N1 Pandemic and Intention to Take Precautionary Behaviors

Peh

Soh

2013

Journal of Health Communication

119

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This study uses the cognitive mediation model as the theoretical framework to examine the influence of motivations, communication, and news elaboration on public knowledge of the H1N1 pandemic and the intention to take precautionary behaviors in Singapore. Using a nationally representative random digit dialing telephone survey of 1,055 adult Singaporeans, the authors' results show that the cognitive mediation model can be applied to health contexts, in which motivations (surveillance gratification, guidance, and need for cognition) were positively associated with news attention, elaboration, and interpersonal communication. News attention, elaboration, and interpersonal communication in turn positively influence public knowledge about the H1N1 influenza. In addition, results show that the motivations have significant indirect effects on behavioral intentions, as partially mediated by communication (media attention and interpersonal communication), elaboration, and knowledge. The authors conclude that the cognitive mediation model can be extended to behavioral outcomes, above and beyond knowledge. Implications for theory and practice for health communication were discussed.

show abstract

“…Studies have focused on the effects of psychological factors on individual behaviors, such as social learning theory, the theory of reasoned action, and the theory of planned behavior [ 18 , 19 ]. Few studies on agriculture have identified associations between farming practices, attitudes, and other psychological determinants [ 13 , 20 ].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Farmers’ Knowledge, Attitude, and Adoption of Smart Agriculture Technology in Taiwan

Chuang

Wang

Liou

2020

IJERPH

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Climate change and food security are critical topics in sustainable agricultural development. The climate-smart agriculture initiative proposed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has attracted international attention. Smart agriculture (SA) has since been recognized as an influential trend contributing to agricultural development. Therefore, encouraging farmers to adopt digital technologies and mobile devices in farming practices has become a policy priority worldwide. However, the literature on the psychological factors driving farmers’ intentions to adopt SA technologies remains limited. This study investigated how farmers’ knowledge and attitudes regarding SA affect their adoption of smart technologies in Taiwan. A total of 321 farmers participated in a survey in 2017 and 2018, and the data were used to construct an ordinary least squares regression model of SA adoption. This study provides a preliminary understanding of the relationship between psychological factors and innovation adoption of SA technologies in a small-scale farming economic context. The findings suggest that policymakers and research and development institutes should concentrate on improving market access to established and critical SA technologies.

show abstract

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of straybirds agricultural trainees in taiwan

Cited by 9 publications

References 14 publications

Pesticide Use Knowledge, Attitude, Practices and Practices Associated Factors Among Floriculture Workers in Bahirdar City, North West, Ethiopia, 2020

Pesticide Use Knowledge, Attitude, Practices and Practices Associated Factors Among Floriculture Workers in Bahirdar City, North West, Ethiopia, 2020

The Cognitive Mediation Model: Factors Influencing Public Knowledge of the H1N1 Pandemic and Intention to Take Precautionary Behaviors

Farmers’ Knowledge, Attitude, and Adoption of Smart Agriculture Technology in Taiwan

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About