Only around a third of the farmers and labourers bought the gloves and masks (Table 2). Most of the farmers and labourers, however, are not willing to pay for the PPE. Actual use of masks (100 per cent), however, was higher than the use of gloves. For those who bought gloves, only about 70 per cent used these for mixing and spraying pesticides while the remaining 30 per cent used them instead for weeding, doing laundry, cleaning dikes or playing baseball. The common reasons given for not using gloves were too stifling to be used, uncomfortable and can cause an illness called pasma.
Only around a third of the farmers and labourers bought the gloves and masks (Table 2). Most of the farmers and labourers, however, are not willing to pay for the PPE. Actual use of masks (100 per cent), however, was higher than the use of gloves. For those who bought gloves, only about 70 per cent used these for mixing and spraying pesticides while the remaining 30 per cent used them instead for weeding, doing laundry, cleaning dikes or playing baseball. The common reasons given for not using gloves were too stifling to be used, uncomfortable and can cause an illness called pasma.
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