Table 2 Pest control chemical use at home
Pest-control chemical | Number of Patients | Percentage of Pesticide Users | Reported more use than usual | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | % | |||
Weed killer | 131 | 23.9 | 74 | 56.5 |
Kill root/nettles etc | 60 | 11.0 | 32 | 53.3 |
Kill aphids/greenfly etc | 89 | 16.3 | 47 | 52.8 |
Kill wasp/fly | 78 | 14.3 | 43 | 55.1 |
Kill ant/cockroach etc | 80 | 14.6 | 57 | 71.3 |
Fungicidal paint | 7 | 1.3 | 5 | 71.4 |
Mould/mildew treatment | 48 | 8.8 | 30 | 62.5 |
Tick/flea control | 98 | 17.9 | 44 | 44.9 |
Head lice treatment | 17 | 3.1 | 11 | 64.7 |
Insect repellent | 35 | 6.4 | 20 | 57.1 |
Other animal repellent | 12 | 2.2 | 9 | 75.0 |
Rat/mouse poison | 30 | 5.5 | 16 | 53.3 |
Slug/snail pellets | 149 | 27.2 | 81 | 54.4 |
Creosol/cuprinol | 57 | 10.4 | 42 | 73.7 |
Dry rot treatment | 2 | 0.4 | 2 | 100.0 |
Kill algae/lichen/moss | 15 | 2.7 | 7 | 46.7 |
Intestinal worm treatment | 55 | 10.1 | 22 | 40.0 |
Other | 22 | 4.0 | 15 | 68.2 |