Knowledge on Pesticide Handling Practices and Factors Affecting Adoption of Personal Protective Equipment: A Case of Farmers from Nepal

Abstract

Globally, the use of pesticide is growing day by day, but the use of PPE in developing countries is still low and farmers are directly exposed to chemicals which have negative health issues. Thus, this study was conducted in different places of Nepal where the use and adoption of chemical pesticide is high. This study aims on assessment of pesticide handling practices and determinants of adoption of PPE where 281 respondents were interviewed by the simple random sampling technique. A binary logit model was used to predict the determinants for adoption of PPE while spraying pesticides. Schooling years, training, reading label, and buying pesticide by name are the determining factors in adoption of PPE at 1% level of significance in the logit model. Still, the pesticide handling practices followed by farmers are not satisfactory and proper protective clothes are not used while spraying pesticides. Thus, to protect from different health issues, training, seminars, and talk discussion should be scheduled regarding safe pesticide handling practices and adoption of PPE. Also, the use of biopesticides should be encouraged as they are most promising and ecofriendly.

Farmer Awareness of Using Pesticides in Vegetables and Effects on Human Health

“…ISSN: 977-2565-5000-04 percent had service/job and rest of them 2.63 percent had business as main occupation. Most of the people's main occupation was agriculture in the study area, which was supported by the study in Palpa district, where 78 percent people's main occupation was agriculture as well as this result was matched by the result of other places of Nepal, where 57.2 percent people's main occupation was agriculture (Thapa et al, 2021).…”

Pesticide Use Practices among Female Headed Households in the Amhara Region, Ethiopia

“…Further, a binary logistic regression model was used to determine the significant factors that influenced PPE adoption among FHHs. This model was used because the dependent variable was coded as dichotomous [92][93][94][95][96][97]. The model describes the relationship between a binary dependent variable, i.e., PPE adoption (1 = yes, 0 = no) and independent variables such as age, education, income, time, family size, retail information, knowledge of pesticide hazards, risk perception, and social norms.…”

“…A binary logistic regression model was used to identify the factors that influenced the adoption of PPE among FHHs (Table 8). The model was also used in [92][93][94][95][96][97] to determine the factors affecting safe pesticide use and PPE adoption. We checked the data fitness and overall model validations of the binary logistic regression through multicollinearity, Nagelkerke R2, Hosmer-Lemeshow, and Omnibus tests [see also [125]].…”

Widespread use of toxic agrochemicals and pesticides for agricultural products storage in Africa and developing countries: Possible panacea for ecotoxicology and health implications

“…Chemicals used for storage majorly possess insecticidal activities – deterring destructive insect pests and microorganisms from stored agricultural produce [ 34 ]. Despite the controversy about their health and environmental safety, these chemicals are still predominantly used by local farmers and agro-wholesalers in developing countries to ensure an all-year supply of several agriproducts, both in and off-season [ 35 ]. The persistence in using these chemicals despite recent innovations of health and eco-friendly alternatives and government bans and regulations could majorly be due to poor or limited consequential knowledge of local farmers or wholesalers [ 36 ].…”