Table 6.
Attitude of SSFs toward pesticide use in the Kellem Wellega Zone of western Ethiopia, 2020.
| Explanatory variables | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
| Can you understand the information written on the pesticide packages? | ||
| Yes | 131 | 52.6 |
| No | 118 | 47.4 |
| Should you wear protective equipment during spraying? | ||
| Yes | 39 | 15.7 |
| No | 210 | 84.3 |
| Appropriate locations for mixing pesticide or washing container | ||
| House | 65 | 26.1 |
| River | 60 | 24.1 |
| Farmland | 53 | 21.3 |
| Mixed | 39 | 15.7 |
| I don’t use | 32 | 12.9 |
| Have you ever spilled pesticides on your body? | ||
| Yes | 177 | 71.1 |
| No | 72 | 28.9 |
| How can you prevent the splash of pesticides during spraying? Practices after spraying | ||
| Washing only hands | 143 | 57.4 |
| Bathing | 57 | 22.9 |
| Changing clothes | 17 | 6.8 |
| I don’t use | 32 | 12.9 |
| Spraying against the wind | ||
| Yes | 106 | 42.6 |
| No | 143 | 57.4 |
| Entering recently sprayed farmland | ||
| Yes | 67 | 26.9 |
| No | 182 | 73.1 |
| Did farmers use empty pesticide equipment for other purposes? | ||
| Yes | 147 | 59.0 |
| No | 102 | 41 |
| Do you think pesticides empty materials can harm your health? | ||
| Yes | 154 | 61.9 |
| No | 95 | 38.2 |
| What solutions do you suggest for the empty pesticide container disposal methods? | ||
| Home use reuse at home | 133 | 53.4 |
| Thrown into fields | 19 | 7.6 |
| Sold to others | 22 | 8.8 |
| Thrown into streams | 31 | 12.5 |
| Mixed-use | 11 | 4.4 |
| Buried or burned | 4 | 1.6 |
| Return to disposing agent | 5 | 2.0 |
| I don’t use | 24 | 9.6 |
| Level of attitude | ||
| Poor (<47.89%) | 119 | 47.8 |
| Good (⩾47.89%) | 130 | 52.2 |
| Total | 249 | 100 |