Table 2 Storage of pesticides among 172 households at baseline and seven months after distribution of pesticide safe storage boxes
From: Community uptake of safe storage boxes to reduce self-poisoning from pesticides in rural Sri Lanka
Storage | Baseline | Follow-up survey* | χ2 | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pesticides openly in house1 | 53 (31%) | 27 (16%) | 11.0 | <0.001 |
Pesticides in house, under lock | 3 (2%) | 141 (82%) | 227.5 | <0.001 |
Pesticides in unlocked outhouse | 34 (20%) | 0 | 37.7 | <0.001 |
Pesticides in locked outhouse | 3 (2%) | 0 | 3.0 | 0.124 |
Pesticides in field | 79 (46%) | 4 (2%) | 89.3 | <0.001 |
Total | 172 (100%) | 172 (100%) | Â | Â |