Table 6. Factors associated with pesticide use safety practice showing crude odds ratio and adjusted odds ratio, Fogera district Northwest Ethiopia 2021.

Variables	Response categories	Safety practices of pesticide use(n = 430)		COR(95% CI)	AOR(95% CI)
		Poor	Good
Educational status	Can’t read and write	135	25	1	1
	Informal education	71	7	0.532(.22–1.291)	0.416(0.158–1.094)
	Primary education(1–8)	44	27	3.314(1.744–6.295)	3.166(1.494–6.71)*
	Secondary education(9–12)	37	24	3.0503(1.796–6.83)	3.129(1.423–6.882)*
	Diploma and above	38	22	3.126(1.589–6.15)	3.187(1.443–7.036)*
Spray experience	6month-5years	138	18	1	1
	6-10years	103	38	2.828(1.527–5.238)	2.351(1.151–4.8)*
	>10years	84	49	4.6(1.598–6.86)	5.188(2.004–13.431)**
Training	No	228	31	1	1
	Yes	97	74	5.611(3.465–9.085)	4.975(2.88–8.593)**
Access of PPE	No	226	48	1	1
	Yes	99	57	2.711(1.727–4.255)	2.058(1.198–3.536)*
Knowledge	Poor	107	8	1	1
	Good	218	97	5.951(2.791–12.68)	3.397(1.469–7.855)*

Key: * = siginificant with p-value <0.05, ** significant with p-value<0.001, 1 = reference.