Table 1.
Interview guide used on the study of API in Ethiopia
| Section | Items in the interview guide | |
|---|---|---|
| Socio-demographic information | Identification: House Number: _______; Village: ___________ | |
| Gender: 1. Male 2. Female | ||
| Age in years: __________ | ||
| Are you head of the household? (yes/no) | ||
| How many people live in the family? 1. Male: _____ 2. Female: ____3. Total: ______ | ||
| What is the level of your education in school years? ________________ | ||
| Current job | What is your current job? | |
| 1. Farmer-own land | ||
| 2. Flower farm worker (greenhouse, pack-house, sprayer, other) | ||
| 3. Other (Office worker, small private business, housewife) | ||
| Work experience | How long have you been working in this job? | |
| Pesticide use | Do you use pesticide at home for pest control? (yes/no) | |
| Do you use pesticides on your own farm? (if a farmer) (yes/no) | ||
| Do they use/spray pesticides in the flower farm? (if you are working in the flower farm) (yes/no) | ||
| Pesticide-related health problems experienced | Have you ever felt health problems within 48 h of exposure to pesticides in the last 12 months? | |
| 1. Never 2. Once 3. Several times 4. Not exposed to pesticides | ||
| If you ever had health problem within 48 h of exposure to pesticides, which health symptoms did you experienced? (Tick off all the symptom (s) mentioned by the respondents from the below list) | ||
| 1. Headache | 12. Abdominal cramp | |
| 2. Dizziness | 13. Chest tightness | |
| 3. Excessive sweeting | 14. Dyspnea | |
| 4. Salivation | 15. Morning cough | |
| 5. Confusion | 16. Day/night time cough | |
| 6. Weakness | 17. Shortness of breath | |
| 7. Anxiety | 18. Wheezing | |
| 8. Loss of consciousness | 19. Miosis | |
| 9. Bradycardia | 20. Eye tear | |
| 10. Vomiting | 21. Rash on hand | |
| 11. Diarrhea | 22. Skin rash | |
| Exposure to pesticides | If you ever had health problem within 48 h of exposure to pesticides, the exposure to pesticides occurred through: | |
| 1. Pesticide application for household pest control | ||
| 2. Pesticide application at own farm or working at sprayed farm | ||
| 3. While pesticide application or working at sprayed flower farm | ||
| Smoking | Do you currently smoke cigarette (tobacco) daily? (yes/no) | |