Table 3.
The attitude of workers regarding the safe use of pesticides in Bahirdar city area, March 2020.
| Characteristics | Categories | Frequency | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Do you think all pesticides have the same health problem? | Strongly agree | 32 | 10.7 |
| Agree | 60 | 20.0 | |
| Disagree | 185 | 61.7 | |
| Strongly disagree | 23 | 7.7 | |
| Do you think pesticide use should be discouraged? | Strongly agree | 44 | 14.7 |
| Agree | 76 | 25.3 | |
| Disagree | 161 | 53.7 | |
| Strongly disagree | 19 | 6.3 | |
| Do you think our body has resistance to pesticide? | Strongly agree | 16 | 5.3 |
| Agree | 54 | 18. 0 | |
| Disagree | 91 | 30.3 | |
| Strongly disagree | 139 | 46.3 | |
| Do you think PPE use prevent pesticide exposure? | Strongly agree | 81 | 27.0 |
| Agree | 110 | 36.7 | |
| Disagree | 82 | 27.3 | |
| Strongly disagree | 27 | 9.0 | |
| Do you think wearing and investing in PPE is important? | Strongly agree | 78 | 26.0 |
| Agree | 100 | 33.3 | |
| Disagree | 96 | 32.0 | |
| Strongly disagree | 26 | 8.7 | |
| Do you think good pesticide handling reduce the health problem pesticide? | Strongly agree | 70 | 23.3 |
| Agree | 136 | 45.3 | |
| Disagree | 79 | 26.3 | |
| Strongly disagree | 15 | 5.0 | |
| Do you think an exposure to pesticides does not cause health problem? | Strongly agree | 31 | 10.3 |
| Agree | 39 | 13.0 | |
| Disagree | 198 | 66.0 | |
| Strongly disagree | 32 | 10.7 | |
| Overall attitude | Positive | 134 | 44.7 |
| Negative | 166 | 55.3 |