Categories/Variables | Farmer groups | 2002 χ2-test | 2004 χ2-test | 2009 χ2-test | 2002-04-09 Cochran’s test | |||
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N (%) | p-value | N (%) | p-value | N (%) | p-value | p-value | ||
No use of WHO class I pesticides | FFS farmers | 3/23 (13) | 0.67 | 16/23 (69.6) | 0.00 | 17/23 (73.9) | 0.07 | 0.00 |
Neighbor Farmers | 8/47 (17) | 12/47 (25.5) | 24/47 (51.1) | 0.00 | ||||
Have sprayed less than three times past month | FFS farmers | 12/23 (52.2) | 0.10 | 18/23 (78.3) | 0.00 | 16/23 (69.6) | 0.07 | 0.04 |
Neighbor Farmers | 15/47 (31.9) | 17/23 (36.2) | 22/47 (46.8) | 0.28 | ||||
Think pesticide use can be lowered without affecting harvest | FFS farmers | 7/23 (30.4) | 0.70 | 20/23 (87) | 0.00 | 17/23 (73.9) | 0.01 | 0.00 |
Neighbor Farmers | 12/46 (26.1) | 16/47 (34) | 20/47 (42.6) | 0.27 | ||||
Knows alternative methods to pesticide use | FFS farmers | 4/23 (17.4) | 0.43 | 22/23 (95,7) | 0.00 | 23/23 (100) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Neighbor Farmers | 5/47 (10.6) | 10/47 (21,3) | 15/47 (31.9) | 0.22 | ||||
Reads instructions on pesticide container before use | FFS farmers | 7/23 (30.4) | 0.85 | 23/23 (100) | 0.01 | 22/23 (95.7) | 0.26 | 0.00 |
Neighbor Farmers | 13/46 (28.3) | 34/46 (73.9) | 40/46 (87.0) | 0.00 | ||||
Refrain from blowing spray-head when obstructed | FFS farmers | 12/23 (52.2) | 0.47 | 23/23 (100) | 0.00 | 21/22 (95.5) | 0.04 | 0.00 |
Neighbor Farmers | 18/42 (42.9) | 33/47 (70.2) | 35/47 (74.5) | 0.00 | ||||
‘Good personal protection’ (aggregated variable) | FFS farmers | 8/23 (34.8) | 0.03 | 19/22 (86.4) | 0.00 | 18/21 (85.7) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Neighbor Farmers | 6/46 (13.0) | 6/47 (13) | 20/45 (44.4) | 0.00 | ||||
’Good technical handling’ (aggregated variable) | FFS farmers | 5/22 (22.7) | 0.63 | 19/22 (86.4) | 0.00 | 16/20 (80) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Neighbor Farmers | 8/45 (17.8) | 21/42 (50) | 15/41 (36.6) | 0.02 | ||||
‘Good knowledge of pesticide toxicity’ (aggregated variable) | FFS farmers | 7/23 (30.4) | 0.31 | 22/23 (95.7) | 0.00 | 21/23 (91.3) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Neighbor Farmers | 9/46 (19.6) | 21/47 (44.7) | 18/41 (43.9) | 0.06 | ||||
No self-reported symptoms after spraying past year | FFS farmers | 6/23 (26.1) | 1.00 | 14/23 (60,9) | 0.54 | 16/22 (72.7) | 0.15 | 0.00 |
Neighbor Farmers | 12/46 (26.1) | 25/47 (53,2) | 25/46 (54.3) | 0.02 | ||||
No self-reported symptoms after spraying past month | FFS farmers | 12/23 (52.2) | 0.61 | 20/23 (87) | 0.31 | 17/22 (77.3) | 0.43 | 0.01 |
Neighbor Farmers | 27/46 (58.7) | 36/47 (76.6) | 32/47 (68,1) | 0.12 |