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Table 3 Distribution of PPE usage, work clothes and work practices of the study population

From: Cumulative exposure characteristics of vegetable farmers exposed to Chlorpyrifos in Central Java – Indonesia; a cross-sectional study

Variable

Frequency - n (%)

Rare / never

Frequent

Personal Protective Equipment

 Apron

150 (98.7)

2 (1.3)

 Face mask

79 (52.0)

73 (48.0)

 Goggles

151 (99.3)

1 (0.7)

 Chemical gloves

148 (97.4)

4 (2.6)

 Boots*

64 (42.1)

88 (57.9)

Work clothes

 Long-sleeved clothes

15 (9.9)

137 (90.1)

 Long pants

14 (9.2)

138 (90.8)

Work practices

 Wiping sweat with work clothes

123 (80.9)

29 (19.1)

 Re-enter the field after spraying

119 (78.3)

33 (21.7)

 Spraying against the wind

151 (99.3)

1 (0.7)

 Splashed or spilled during spraying

19 (12.5)

133 (87.5)

 Splashed or spilled while loading the pesticide

28 (18.4)

124 (81.6)

 Eat in the middle of the work-time

147 (96.7)

5 (3.3)

 Direct contact with pesticides

41 (27.0)

111 (73.0)

 Proper shower after spraying

12 (7.9)

140 (92.1)

 Changing clothes after spraying

7 (4.6)

145 (95.4)

  1. *p = 0.001 by chi-square, indicates lower proportion of frequent users in high cumulative exposure group