The respondents included 56 male and 1 female farmers and were aged between 25 and 60 years with an average
length of employment in the area of about 18 years with a standard deviation (SD) of 9.9 years. Farmers’ knowledge about the importance of personal protective equipment to be used when mixing and spraying pesticides
was good; 98.1 % of the farmers were able to answer correctly the questions about personal protective equipment and could mention the type of personal protective equipment that should be used in specific cases.