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Table 3 Factors affecting safe pesticide-use behaviors among farm plant agriculturists (n = 427)

From: Factors affecting safe pesticide-use behaviors among farm plant agriculturists in northeastern Thailand

Independent variables

b

Beta (β)

p value

Knowledge

2.143

0.282

< 0.001

Social support

0.332

0.217

< 0.001

Pesticide container labels (Ref* = no)

5.375

0.207

< 0.001

Perceived self-efficacy

0.454

0.186

< 0.001

Sex (Ref* = male)

-3.598

-0.140

0.001

Rice (Ref* = grow)

3.735

0.129

0.003

Corn (Ref* = grow)

3.386

0.127

0.004

Perceived susceptibility

0.398

0.126

0.009

Internet (Ref* = no)

-4.291

-0.124

0.003

Perceived severity

-0.299

-0.098

0.041

  1. Constant (a) = 59.565, R square = 0.341, adjusted R square = 0.325, F = 21.484, P < 0.001, Ref.* = Reference group