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UNASSIGNED: Pesticides play a crucial role in enhancing agricultural productivity by controlling pests. However, inadequate pesticide handling practices have a considerable adverse impact on human health. Nevertheless, there is limited knowledge regarding the extent of safe pesticide handling practices, particularly in low-income settings like Ethiopia. Hence, this study seeks to evaluate the implementation of safe pesticide handling practices and identify the factors associated with the status of the handling practices in low-income settings in Ethiopia.
UNASSIGNED: A cross-sectional study was undertaken, involving 468 farmers randomly selected for participation. Data collection was carried out through structured questionnaires and face-to-face interviews. The analysis aimed to assess the proportion of safe pesticide handling practices (SPHP) and investigate the factors associated with SPHP was done using binary logistic regression. Explanatory variables with a P-value <0.25 were included in the final analysis. The factors were determined based on adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals, P-value <.05. Model fit was evaluated using the Hosmer and Lemeshow tests.
UNASSIGNED: From the findings of our study, only 45.7% of farmers practiced SPHP, with factors such as education, experience, pesticide usage, and attitude toward safe practices influencing their practices. Farmers with education status primary and above were two times more likely to practice good handling of pesticides than those who didn\'t attend formal education. Farmers with a maximum of 5 years of experience in vegetable farming were 2.4 times more likely to exhibit good handling practices compared to their counterparts. Furthermore, farmers with favorable attitudes toward pesticide handling were 4.2 times more likely to engage in good pesticide handling practices than those with unfavorable attitudes. Therefore, the agricultural sectors, health sectors, and farmer associations should focus on these factors in order to mitigate the health risks associated with poor pesticide handling.
UNASSIGNED: A cross-sectional study was undertaken, involving 468 farmers randomly selected for participation. Data collection was carried out through structured questionnaires and face-to-face interviews. The analysis aimed to assess the proportion of safe pesticide handling practices (SPHP) and investigate the factors associated with SPHP was done using binary logistic regression. Explanatory variables with a P-value <0.25 were included in the final analysis. The factors were determined based on adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals, P-value <.05. Model fit was evaluated using the Hosmer and Lemeshow tests.
UNASSIGNED: From the findings of our study, only 45.7% of farmers practiced SPHP, with factors such as education, experience, pesticide usage, and attitude toward safe practices influencing their practices. Farmers with education status primary and above were two times more likely to practice good handling of pesticides than those who didn\'t attend formal education. Farmers with a maximum of 5 years of experience in vegetable farming were 2.4 times more likely to exhibit good handling practices compared to their counterparts. Furthermore, farmers with favorable attitudes toward pesticide handling were 4.2 times more likely to engage in good pesticide handling practices than those with unfavorable attitudes. Therefore, the agricultural sectors, health sectors, and farmer associations should focus on these factors in order to mitigate the health risks associated with poor pesticide handling.
摘要：
■农药在通过控制害虫提高农业生产力方面起着至关重要的作用。然而,不适当的农药处理做法对人类健康有相当大的不利影响。然而，关于安全农药处理实践的范围的知识有限，特别是在像埃塞俄比亚这样的低收入国家。因此，本研究旨在评估埃塞俄比亚低收入地区农药安全处理实践的实施情况,并确定与处理实践状况相关的因素.
■进行了横断面研究，涉及468名随机选择参加的农民。通过结构化问卷和面对面访谈进行数据收集。该分析旨在评估安全农药处理实践（SPHP）的比例，并使用二元逻辑回归进行调查与SPHP相关的因素。P值<0.25的解释变量包括在最终分析中。这些因素是根据调整后的比值比和95%置信区间确定的，P值<0.05。使用Hosmer和Lemeshow测试评估模型拟合。
■从我们的研究结果来看，只有45.7%的农民使用SPHP，受教育等因素的影响，经验,杀虫剂的使用，以及对影响其实践的安全实践的态度。受教育程度为小学及以上的农民实行良好处理农药的可能性是未接受正规教育的农民的两倍。与同行相比，拥有最多5年蔬菜种植经验的农民表现出良好处理实践的可能性要高2.4倍。此外，对农药处理态度有利的农民从事良好农药处理做法的可能性是态度不利的农民的4.2倍。因此,农业部门,卫生部门,和农民协会应关注这些因素，以减轻与农药处理不良相关的健康风险。
■进行了横断面研究，涉及468名随机选择参加的农民。通过结构化问卷和面对面访谈进行数据收集。该分析旨在评估安全农药处理实践（SPHP）的比例，并使用二元逻辑回归进行调查与SPHP相关的因素。P值<0.25的解释变量包括在最终分析中。这些因素是根据调整后的比值比和95%置信区间确定的，P值<0.05。使用Hosmer和Lemeshow测试评估模型拟合。
■从我们的研究结果来看，只有45.7%的农民使用SPHP，受教育等因素的影响，经验,杀虫剂的使用，以及对影响其实践的安全实践的态度。受教育程度为小学及以上的农民实行良好处理农药的可能性是未接受正规教育的农民的两倍。与同行相比，拥有最多5年蔬菜种植经验的农民表现出良好处理实践的可能性要高2.4倍。此外，对农药处理态度有利的农民从事良好农药处理做法的可能性是态度不利的农民的4.2倍。因此,农业部门,卫生部门,和农民协会应关注这些因素，以减轻与农药处理不良相关的健康风险。
