Factors related to pesticide using behavior of people in Bung Wai Sub-district, Warinchamrab District, Ubon Ratchathani Province

Abstract

This research was cross-sectional analytic study. Aims to 1) study the behavior of pesticide using in Bung Wai sub-district, Warin Chamrap District, Ubon Ratchathani. 2) The relationship between personal factors; economic factors and pesticide using behavior of Bung Wai sub-District, Warin Chamrap District, Ubon Ratchathani. The samples were people aged 18 years and over who using or experienced pesticide and lived in Bung Wai sub-District, Warin Chamrap District, Ubon Ratchathani Province, 400 samples by using stratified random sampling method. The instruments used in the study were general information and behavioral pesticide information questionnaire. The content validity of 5 experts was tested with the reliability of 0.89. The statistics used for data analysis were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, Chi square test, and Cramer' V coefficient.

The research findings were as follows 1. The using of pesticide was divided into five aspects: pre-using pesticide behavior, when mixing pesticide, behavior between the using of pesticide, behavior after using of pesticide and behavioral when receiving pesticide. Overall, the 5 aspects were very good. 2. Sex, age, family income per month, the planted species were significantly correlated with the pesticide using behavior of the populations at the 0.01 level, the Cramer' V coefficient was 0.146 to 0.247. The level of education was correlated with pesticide using at the 0.05 level. The Cramer' V coefficient was equivalent to 0.131.

The results of this study could be used as a basic information for monitoring and promoting health, reduce the using of pesticide and benefit the next study.