| Title: | "Farmers Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices and Health Problems Associated with Pesticide Use in Rural Irrigation Villages, Southwest Ethiopia" |
| Author(s): | Gesesew HA; Woldemichael K; Massa D; Mwanri L; |
| Address: | "Department of Epidemiology, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia. Discipline of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing, and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia" |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0162527 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1932-6203 (Electronic) 1932-6203 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "BACKGROUND: In Ethiopia, pesticides are widely used for a variety of purposes. The occurrence of contamination and poisoning for farmers is highly reported due to unsafe handling practices and their usage. We assessed knowledge, attitudes and experiences of previous pesticide exposure, and related health problems among farmers who use irrigation in Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia. METHODS: A community based cross-sectional study was conducted among farmers living in the zone. Respondents were 796 irrigation farmers from 20 kebeles (lowest administration unit) in Jimma Zone. Data were collected using a pretested and structured questionnaire via face-to-face interviews. Both descriptive and inferential statistics analysis were performed. A binary logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with attitudes of farmers towards the safe use of pesticides at P value of |
| Keywords: | "Adult Agricultural Irrigation Agriculture Cross-Sectional Studies Ethiopia Farmers/*psychology Female *Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Humans Male Middle Aged *Occupational Exposure/prevention & control Personal Protective Equipment/statistics & num;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineGesesew, Hailay Abrha Woldemichael, Kifle Massa, Desalegn Mwanri, Lillian eng 2016/09/14 PLoS One. 2016 Sep 13; 11(9):e0162527. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162527. eCollection 2016" |
