Table 4 Handling and practicing of pesticides in the two study populations, Beit-U'mmar village, 1998 and 2006
Item | 1998 (n = 61) | 2006 (n = 250) | Crude Prevalence Difference (PD) | Adjusted Prevalence Difference (aPD)a | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | Â | Â |
Using the required amounts of pesticides | 15 | (25.0) | 208 | (83.0) | +0.58 (+0.47, +0.69) | +0.57(+0.48,+0.68)* |
Preparing (mixing) pesticides at home | 44 | (72.0) | 192 | (77.0) | +0.05 (- 0.07, +0.17) | +0.03(-0.10, +0.16) |
Storing pesticides at home | 51 | (84.0) | 196 | (78.0) | -0.06 (- 0.17, +0.06) | -0.01(-0.13, +0.11) |
Washing working clothes with the family clothes | 51 | (84.0) | 236 | (94.0) | +0.10 (+0.03,+0.18) | +0.10 (+0.02,+0.19)* |
Cleaning spraying equipment after work | 37 | (60.7) | 189 | (75.6) | +0.15 (+0.02, +0.27) | +0.16 (+0.03, +0.29)* |
Taking a meal at work place | 40 | (65.6) | 71 | (28.4) | -0.37 (-0.50, -0.24) | -0.33 (-0.47, -0.19)* |
Smoking while applying pesticides | 29 | (47.5) | 64 | (25.6) | -0.22 (-0.36, -0.09) | -0.20 (-0.34, -0.07)* |
Considering the safety period | 6 | (9.8) | 244 | (97.6) | +0.88 (+0.82, +0.93) | +0.89 (+0.83, +0.95)* |
Using more than 40 units of pesticides/year | 35 | (57.0) | 11 | (4.4) | -0.53 (-0.61, -0.45) | -0.51 (-0.60, -0.43)* |
Applying pesticides more than eight times/year | 10 | (16.4) | 36 | (14.4) | -0.02 (-0.12, +0.08) | -0.02 (-0.13, +0.09) |