The perception of risk is an important element in developing
effective campaigns of education and communication (Damalas et al.,
2008). The prevalence of pesticide poisoning decreased from 1.05% to
0.25% after a safety educational programme (Chen et al., 1998). An
awareness of the dangers of pesticides to the environment and human
health reflects a consciousness of self-protection and a responsibility
to the surroundings (Ibitayo, 2006). In our study, only some of the
basic information on pesticide residues was known, and the levels of
awareness of the dangers of pesticides to human health were significantly
different between the selected areas. Some aspects of the relationships
between pesticides and environmental factors and human
healthwere unclear and sometimes unknown. Gender, age, educational
experience, and even location were all correlated with vague responses
(Fig. 2). These correlations suggest that educational programmes should
be specifically targeted to improve the self-protective consciousness of
farmers to the use of pesticides, especially in the rural regions of developing
countries.
The perception of risk is an important element in developingeffective campaigns of education and communication (Damalas et al.,2008). The prevalence of pesticide poisoning decreased from 1.05% to0.25% after a safety educational programme (Chen et al., 1998). Anawareness of the dangers of pesticides to the environment and humanhealth reflects a consciousness of self-protection and a responsibilityto the surroundings (Ibitayo, 2006). In our study, only some of thebasic information on pesticide residues was known, and the levels ofawareness of the dangers of pesticides to human health were significantlydifferent between the selected areas. Some aspects of the relationshipsbetween pesticides and environmental factors and humanhealthwere unclear and sometimes unknown. Gender, age, educationalexperience, and even location were all correlated with vague responses(Fig. 2). These correlations suggest that educational programmes shouldbe specifically targeted to improve the self-protective consciousness offarmers to the use of pesticides, especially in the rural regions of developingcountries.
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