|
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
|
