Table 6.

Multivariate analysis of parameters related to pesticide handling practices among floriculture employees in Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia, in 2020 (N = 300).

Characteristics	Category	Practices		P-value	COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
		Good	Poor
Sex	Male	55 (44%)	70 (56%)	.897	1.00	1.00
	Female	61 (34.9%)	114 (65.1%)		0.68 (0.43 -1.09)	0.96 (0.55-1.68)
Understand pesticide levels	Yes	46 (51.1%)	44 (48.9%)	.596	1.00	1.00
	No	70 (33.3%)	140 (66.7%)		0.47(0.29-0.79)	0.85 (0.47-1.55)
Know actions taken after pesticide exposure	Go to a health clinic	101 (42.4%)	137 (57.6%)	.094	1.00	1.00
	Others a	15 (24.2%)	47 (75.8%)		2.31(1.23-4.36)	1.86 (0.89-3.88)
Know the impact of pesticides on the environment	Yes	84 (49.1%)	87 (50.9%)	.038	1.00	1.00
	No	32 (24.8%)	97 (75.2%)		0.34 (0.20-0.56)	0.54 (0.30-0.96)*
Know pesticide health problems	Yes	103 (40.2%)	153 (59.8%)	.000	1.00	1.00
	No	13 (29.5%)	31 (70.5%)		3.80 (2.31-6.25)	0.36 (0.20-0.63)*
Believe that wearing PPE prevent pesticide exposure	Agree	85 (44.5%)	106 (55.5%)	.146	1.00	1.00
	Disagree	31 (28.4%)	78 (71.6%)		0.49 (0.29-0.82)	0.63 (0.34-1.17)
Willingness to wear and invest for PPE	Agree	81 (45.5%)	97 (54.5%)	.043	1.00	1.00
	Disagree	35 (28.7%)	87 (71.3%)		0.48 (0.29-0.78)	0.53 (0.28-0.98)*
Believe that good handling reduce pesticide exposure	Agree	90 (43.7%)	116 (56.3%)	.557	1.00	1.00
	Disagree	26 (27.7%)	68 (72.3%)		0.49 (0.29-0.84)	0.82 (0.44-1.56)
PPE supply	Yes	83 (52.9%)	74 (47.1%)	.000	1.00	1.00
	No	33 (23.1%)	110 (76.9%)		0.26(0.16-0.44)	0.29 (0.16-0.51)*
Presence safety symbol at workplace	Yes	15 (32.6%)	31 (67.4%)	.563	1.00	1.00
	No	101 (39.8%)	153 (60.2%)		1.36(0.70-2.66)	1.25 (0.58-2.71)

Abbreviations: AOR, adjusted odds ratio; COR, crude odds ratio; PPE, personal protective equipment.

^aOthers indicates stopping work and going to traditional medicine.

^*Significant at P-value <.05.