Pesticide Knowledge, Attitudes, and Clothing Practices of Turkish Farmers

Derafshi, Mercan Haddad; Black, Catherine; Agnew, Robert

doi:10.5296/emsd.v6i1.10271

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“…[28] The significant relationship found reflects the positive effects of farmers' knowledge and attitudes on the use of personal protective equipment. The results of the Derafshi[29] study among Turkish farmers showed the reverse results compared to this study. In the Derafshi study, the ineffectiveness of farmers' attitudes toward their use of personal protective equipment was reported to be the reason for the lack of significant relationship between knowledge and attitude, and between the knowledge and use of personal protective equipment, and also the negative relationship between attitude and use of personal protective equipment.…”

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confidence: 86%

“…In the Derafshi study, the ineffectiveness of farmers' attitudes toward their use of personal protective equipment was reported to be the reason for the lack of significant relationship between knowledge and attitude, and between the knowledge and use of personal protective equipment, and also the negative relationship between attitude and use of personal protective equipment. [29]…”

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confidence: 99%

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Knowledge, attitude, and practice of pesticides use among agricultural workers

Rostami

Afshari

Rostami-Moez

et al. 2019

Indian J Occup Environ Med

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Background: Pesticides have critical effects on human health. Because of the high amount of pesticides used, individual exposure is almost inevitable. According to the above-mentioned issues, few studies have been done in this area in Iran. Therefore, this study was conducted to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practice of pesticides use among farmers in Kabudrahang County, Hamadan Province, Iran. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Kabudrahang County. Data were collected from 262 farmer's sprayer, during April to July 2016. Data were collected, using convenience sampling through interviews with the farmers who had spryer during period spraying. Data collection instrument was a questionnaire that included three sections. Content validity ratio and content validity index indicators were used to measure the validity of questionnaire used from. Data were recorded in SPSS version 21.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, Illinois) and were analyzed using frequency analysis and Pearson correlation test. Results: Burning eyes and dizziness were the greater symptoms of poisoning with pesticides. Overall, most of them did not have proper knowledge. Many farmers had proper attitudes toward the use of personal protective equipment. However, 37.4% of them reported that the use of personal protective equipment is not easy. The farmers' practice toward the use of the personal protective equipment correlated with their knowledge and attitude ( P < 0.001). Conclusion: It is proposed that educational sets consisted of acquaintance with poisons and their applications, storage, and carrying the pesticides, the methods for effective of different individual protection facilities, and utilizing the behavior to reduce the exposure to poisons should be developed and be available to farmers.

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Knowledge, attitude, and practice of pesticides use among agricultural workers

Rostami

Afshari

Rostami-Moez

et al. 2019

Indian J Occup Environ Med

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“…The results of our survey show that most participants understood pesticides can have harmful effects on the health of applicators and the environment. Turkish farmers also thought that pesticides upset the balance between nature (soil, plants, and animals) and humans [88]. Similar findings have been revealed that in Ethiopia [89], Kuwait [90] and Palestine, farmers were well aware of the relationship between pesticides and health problems, including respiratory problems, while the majority of farmers (87.8%) had no idea about pesticide residues.…”

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confidence: 69%

Farmers’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceptions Regarding Carcinogenic Pesticides in Fez Meknes Region (Morocco)

Khadda

Fagroud

Karmoudi

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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Pesticides play an important role in the improvement of agricultural production, but their use may result in adverse effects on the environment, consumers, and farmers’ health. As there are limited data focusing on the factors influencing safety behavior toward pesticide use in Morocco, we conducted a cross-sectional survey in 15 rural communities of Morocco’s Fes Meknes region to assess the attitudes, knowledge, and practices regarding pesticide use. A structured questionnaire was completed, containing the data of the interviewed farmers, their behavior towards safety measures, the type of active ingredient used, as well as the perception of risks to their own health following exposure to pesticides by the existence of chronic, self-perceived symptoms. Non-probability (empirical) sampling with the quota method was carried out, which consists of constructing the sample. Results showed that most respondents have not been trained in the application of pesticides, with almost half of the farmers using a category of pesticides which are classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer as probable human carcinogenic (i.e., Glyphosate, Malathion). In terms of pesticide storage, 40% of farmers said that they did not store pesticides in a separate room after purchasing or using them. The empty containers were buried or burnt by half of the responders, while the remainder were thrown at the edge of fields or in public dumps. Although the participants were aware of the negative effects on their own health and on the environment caused by the application of pesticides in use, the protection measures by individual equipment were insufficient. A canonical analysis indicates that these behaviors were influenced by the farming experience, the benefit of the agricultural council services, the follow-up of training, and the education level. These variables are important factors in explaining and understanding the dangers to both the environment and health caused by pesticides. The most recorded likely consequences of pesticide exposure were visual impairment (46%), followed by dizziness (44.3%), headache (39.4%), and excessive sweating (34.4%), and 30.2% of participants identified consequent respiratory problems. Extension services targeted at safety and protection measures should be developed and accompanied by educational programs to put farmers’ perceptions into practice and encourage them to adopt healthy and environmentally friendly behaviors.

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“…Nearly half of the farmers have the practice of showering and washing their clothes separately. Similar results have been found in the study conducted at Turkey [29] and in Iran [30].…”

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confidence: 90%

Pesticide Usage: Attitudes and Practices among Rural Farmers in South India

Devagappanavar¹

2021

IJCEMR

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Background:The major occupational diseases in India are occupational accidents, pneumoconiosis, musculoskeletal injuries, pesticide poisoning, and work place stress. Despite of low consumption of pesticides on global scale, cases of pesticide poising among Indian farmers are increasing every year. The reasons are many so in this study we wanted to assess the famers' attitudes and practices about pesticide usage in rural areas of north Karnataka. Methods: A field based cross sectional study was conducted in the rural areas of Karnataka state Gadag district. Farmer's, attitudes and practices about pesticide usage and its harmful effects on human health was assessed. A pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire was used to obtain the data from January to February 2020. Data were collected at the rural settings by visiting their house and agriculture fields. Results: Totally 265 farmers were interviewed, out of that Almost all of them have good attitudes about pesticide usage, impacts on environment and only 40% of them have good practices about the pesticide usage. Conclusion: Majority of the Farmers have good attitudes and practices about pesticide usage. Nearly more than half of the participants have poor practices in personal protective equipment's usage while spraying the pesticide.

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Pesticide Knowledge, Attitudes, and Clothing Practices of Turkish Farmers

Cited by 8 publications

References 11 publications

Knowledge, attitude, and practice of pesticides use among agricultural workers

Knowledge, attitude, and practice of pesticides use among agricultural workers

Farmers’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceptions Regarding Carcinogenic Pesticides in Fez Meknes Region (Morocco)

Pesticide Usage: Attitudes and Practices among Rural Farmers in South India

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