Characteristic | Options | n | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Storage of pesticides: | General storage within the house | 69 | 57.2 |
Dedicated pesticide store | 11 | 9.2 | |
Elsewhere on farm | 11 | 9.2 | |
Toilet | 7 | 5.9 | |
Kitchen | 6 | 5.2 | |
Ceiling board | 6 | 5.1 | |
Bedroom | 4 | 3.0 | |
Bathroom | 4 | 3.0 | |
Chicken shed | 2 | 1.8 | |
Storage of spraying equipment: | General store | 47 | 39.0 |
Equipment store | 31 | 26.0 | |
Ceiling board | 19 | 16.0 | |
Bedroom | 16 | 13.0 | |
Elsewhere on the farm | 8 | 6.4 | |
Knowledge of pesticide absorption routes:* | Dermal | 91 | 75.2 |
Inhalation | 88 | 72.7 | |
Ingestion | 12 | 9.9 | |
Other (eyes, wound) | 3 | 2.4 | |
Unknown | 15 | 12.3 | |
Farmers source of information on pesticides* | Label | 86 | 70.8 |
Extension officers | 47 | 38.6 | |
Pesticides retailers | 58 | 48.2 | |
TPRI | 8 | 6.4 | |
Unknown | 12 | 9.6 | |
Disposal of unwanted pesticides* | Burn | 4 | 3.3 |
Bury | 6 | 5.0 | |
Donate | 5 | 4.1 | |
Dump in a hole | 2 | 1.6 | |
Dump in general public sites including town disposal sites. | 2 | 1.6 | |
Dump in the farm | 35 | 28.9 | |
Dump on the ground | 7 | 5.7 | |
Re spray remaining spray solution | 42 | 34.7 | |
Dumping in the bush | 2 | 1.6 | |
Dumping in the toilet | 1 | 0.8 | |
Use all | 11 | 9.0 | |
Do not Know | 9 | 7.4 |