| Indicator | Frequency of respondents N (%) | Indicator | Frequency of respondents N (%) |
| APPLICATION OF PESTICIDE AND MANAGEMENT | STORAGE OF PESTICIDES AND DISPOSAL OF USED CONTAINERS | ||
| Practice of personal protection |
| Storage after purchase |
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| Near complete protectiona | 22 (23.7) | Safe practices | 77 (82.8%) |
| No or partial protection*b | 71 (76.3%) | Unsafe practices | 16 (17.2%) |
| Equipment use | Disposal of used pesticide containers | ||
| Knapsack sprayer | 78 (83.9%) | Discarded on farms | 62 (66.7%) |
| Hand sprinkling | 15 (16.1%) | Take home and washed for reuse | 8 (8.6%) |
| Own a sprayer |
| Buried on the farm | 7 (7.5%) |
| Yes | 37 (39.8%) | Discarded on neighborhood fields | 6 (6.5%) |
| No | 56 (60.2%) | Burned on farm | 5 (5.4%) |
| Method of spraying | Discarded in municipal garbage | 3 (3.2%) | |
| In wind direction | 34 (36.6%) | Sold to pesticide vendors | 2 (2.2%) |
| No consideration | 52 (55.9%) | SOURCES OF FARMER’S KNOWLEDGE OF PESTICIDE USE | |
| Against the wind | 7 (7.5%) | Pesticide vendors | 78 (83.9%) |
| Timing of pesticide applicationc | Farming groups and friends | 44 (47.3%) | |
| Immediately after transplanting | 50 (53.8%) | Pesticide labels | 36 (38.7%) |
| Upon presence of pests | 70 (75.3%) | The media | 2 (2.2%) |
| Increased degree of pest infestation | 42 (45.2%) | Other sources | 7 (7.5%) |
| Other | 22 (23.7%) | SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF ACUTE PESTICIDE POISONING AFTER SPRAYINGc | |
| Field re-entry after spraying | Weakness | 79 (84.9%) | |
| 72 hours and greater | 24 (25.8%) | Dizziness, headache and/or fever | 63 (67.7%) |
| 48 - 72 hours | 10 (10.8%) | Skin irritations | 29 (31.2%) |
| Less than 48 hours | 59 (63.4%) | Blurred vision and/or eye itching | 15 (16.1) |
| Care of sprayer after use |
| Vomiting and/or stomach discomfort | 6 (6.5%) |
| Wash sprayer |
| None | 14 (15.1%) |
| Yes | 88 (94.6%) | PERSONAL AND LIFE STYLE FACTORS | |
| No | 5 (5.4%) | Drink alcohol | 81 (87.1%) |
| Disposal of wash water from sprayer | Smoke tobacco | 44 (47.3%) | |
| On farm | 22 (23.7%) | Washes hands after spraying with water only | 63 (67.7%) |
| On nearby fields/stream | 61 (65.6%) | Wash hands after spraying with soap and water | 30 (32.3%) |
| On home field | 7 (7.5%) | Eats on farm after spraying | 24 (25.8%) |
| Other | 3 (3.2%) | Smokes during spraying | 44 (47.3%) |
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| Mix and wash farm clothes with other cloths | 77 (82.8%) |
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| Treats and washes farm clothes separately | 16 (17.2%) |