Table 2 Farmers’ knowledge on pesticides safety and use
From: Health risk factors associated with pesticide use by watermelon farmers in Central region, Ghana
Variables | Yes | No | Not sure | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | N | % | |
Health effects | ||||||
 Pesticides cause negative health effect | 240 | 80.0 | 28 | 9.3 | 32 | 10.7 |
 All pesticides have the same health effect | 144 | 48.0 | 110 | 36.7 | 46 | 15.3 |
 Pesticides be dangerous to use | 238 | 79.3 | 32 | 10.7 | 30 | 10.0 |
Routes of exposure | ||||||
 Pesticides enter the body through inhalation | 266 | 88.7 | 32 | 10.7 | 2 | 0.7 |
 Pesticides enter the body through the skin | 270 | 90.0 | 16 | 5.3 | 14 | 4.7 |
 Pesticides enter the body through the mouth | 258 | 86.0 | 40 | 13.3 | 2 | 0.7 |
Environmental impacts | ||||||
 Pesticides residues be left in the air | 268 | 89.3 | 14 | 4.7 | 18 | 6.0 |
 Pesticides residues be left in the soil | 246 | 82.0 | 22 | 7.3 | 32 | 10.7 |
 Pesticides residues be found in groundwater | 170 | 56.7 | 96 | 32.0 | 34 | 11.3 |
Food safety | ||||||
 Pesticides residues be found in fruit | 162 | 54.0 | 112 | 37.3 | 26 | 8.7 |
 Pesticides residues be found in vegetable | 198 | 66.0 | 78 | 26.0 | 24 | 8.0 |
Pesticides compliance | ||||||
 Read manufacturer notification | 174 | 58.0 | 114 | 38.0 | 12 | 4.0 |
 Respect manufacturer regulation | 184 | 61.3 | 70 | 23.3 | 46 | 15.3 |