Table 4.
Attitude to pesticides among pesticide applicators and residents in East Hararge Zone, Oromiya Region, Ethiopia.
| Respondents' attitude to pesticide exposure | Meana (95% Cl) | Unadjusted PR (95% Cl) | Adjusted PR† (95% Cl) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applicators (n = 803) | ResidentsR (n = 270) | |||
| Effectiveness of the pesticide management system | 2.7 (2.58–2.73) | 2.7 (2.55–2.79) | 0.991 (0.911–1.079) | 0.994 (0.911–1.085) |
| Perceived health risk of pesticide use | 4.2 (4.14–4.28) | 3.9 (3.79–4.01) | 1.080 (1.008–1.157)* | 1.079 (1.004–1.159)* |
| Pesticide residues are likely to be present in the food we eat, air we breathe, water we drink and soil in the environment | 4.5 (4.47–4.58) | 4.5 (4.38–4.57) | 1.011 (0.947–1.079) | 1.011 (0.945–1.081) |
| Use of PPEs, such as gloves, foot, and eye protection, respirators and full body suits, reduces health risk of pesticide exposure | 4.1 (4.04–4.17) | 3.8 (3.67–3.89) | 1.086 (1.013–1.165)* | 1.081 (1.005–1.162)* |
| Attitude about the training of health effects of pesticides in reducing the health risk | 4.5 (4.46–4.55) | 4.5 (4.40–4.56) | 1.005 (0.942–1.073) | 1.006 (0.940–1.076) |
| Spraying pesticides is an ancestral practice passed down through generations and does not bring any health problems | 1.4 (1.38–1.48) | 1.4 (1.35–1.53) | 0.991 (0.883–1.111) | 0.991 (0.879–1.116) |
| Exposure to pesticides can induce life-threatening conditions | 4.1 (4.07–4.14) | 4.0 (3.99–4.02) | 1.025 (0.957–1.097) | 1.020 (0.950–1.096) |
| Comfortable with the current pesticide spraying practice and has no risk of pesticide poisoning | 2.3 (2.22–2.38) | 2.1 (1.93–2.20) | 1.114 (1.014–1.225)* | 1.109 (1.005–1.223)* |
aMean score of the attitude to pesticide exposure on a 5-item Likert scale (from 1 = strongly disagree to 5 = strongly agree);†Adjusted for sex, age, marital status, family size, income level, and education level; RReference category; *P < 0.05; PR, Prevalence Ratio.