Effects of disease prevention motivation program on appropriate pesticide use among farmers in Makluakao Subdistrict, Sungnoen District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province

Abstract

The objective of this quasi-experimental study was to investigate the effects of the disease prevention motivation program on appropriate pesticide use among farmers in Makluakao Subdistrict, Sungnoen District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province. The protection motivation theory and social support theory were used. Experimental groups were a specific selection and calculated the sample size by determination formula. Comparison of the mean differences in cases where two populations. The samples included 70 farmers in Makluakao Subdistrict, Sungnoen District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, selected using the purposive sampling method. The samples were divided into an experimental group and a controlled group, each of which contained 35 participants. The experimental tool was the effect of a motivation program for disease prevention to suitable pesticide use among farmers. The data collection tool was a questionnaire. Data were analyzed by frequency, percentage, maximum, minimum, mean, standard deviation, and t-test. Results of the study showed that the post-test scores of the experimental group were statically significantly higher than the pre-test scores and the post-test group scores of the controlled group on the knowledge about pesticides using (Mean diff = 4.18, 95% CI = 3.54, 4.80, p-value < 0.001), the perceived seriousness of the dangers from pesticides using (Mean diff = 3.37, 95% CI =1.45, 5.28, p-value < 0.001), the perceived risks of diseases from pesticides using (Mean diff = 4.63, 95% CI = 2.90, 6.35, p-value < 0.001), self-efficacy expectancy on suitable pesticides using (Mean diff = 6.11, 95% CI = 3.40, 6.80, p-value < 0.001), expectancy on effectiveness from suitable pesticides using (Mean diff = 8.11, 95%CI = 6.41, 9.80, p-value < 0.001), self-care behaviors from pesticides using (Mean diff = 4.57, 95% CI = 2.96, 6.20, p-value < 0.001), and level of enzyme cholinesterase in the blood (Mean diff = 2.03, 95% CI = -2.37, -1.74, p-value < 0.001) were significant difference. Therefore, this program should be expanded the results to other groups.