The Relationships between Knowledge, Self-management Behavior for Pesticide Protection into the Body and Serum Cholinesterase Level among Farmers in Khao Pra Bath Sub-district, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
Keywords:
knowledge, self-management behavior, pesticide protection into the body, serum cholinesterase level, farmersAbstract
Abstract
This cross-sectional analytical study aimed to examine relationships between knowledge, self-management behavior for pesticide protection into the body, and serum cholinesterase level among agriculturists in Khao Pra Bath sub-district, Chian Yai district, Nakhon Si Thammarat province. An accidental sampling technique was used to recruit 411 participants from 9 villages in 2017. Research instruments included a demographic questionnaire, the knowledge about pesticide use questionnaire, and self-management behavior for pesticide protection questionnaire. Their reliabilities were .98 and .72, respectively. Data were analyzed by using percentage, mean, standard variation and Chi-square test.
The results revealed that the participants had knowledge about pesticide use at moderate and high levels (55%, and 42.80%, respectively). The knowledge was not correlated with serum cholinesterase level (p>.05). Protective behavior from pesticide risk was at high and moderate levels (89.80%, and 10.2%, respectively). The participants, who had high level of protective behaviors, had a normal/safely level of serum cholinesterase more than those who had risk/unsafely level of serum cholinesterase. Self-management behavior for pesticide protection was found significantly associated with serum cholinesterase level (c2= 3.88, p<.05). These findings suggest that professional nurses who practice in communities should promote appropriate self-management behavior for pesticide protection into the body effectively.
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