Table 3.

Characteristics of pesticide use and self-protection in conventional farmworkers (n = 31).

Exposure Parameter	Unit/Category	Mean (SD) or n (%)
Pesticide usage	Years	12.94 (9.47)
Last spraying	Days	36.23 (89.48)
Mixing of pesticides	Never	21 (68 %)
Knowing which pesticides are used	No	14 (45 %)
Mask usage	always or more than 50%	3 (10 %)
Glove usage	always or more than 50%	6 (19 %)
Washing hands at site	always or more than 50%	25 (81 %)
Washing hands immediately at home	always or more than 50%	11 (35 %)
Change clothes after spraying	Yes	12 (39 %)