What agro-input dealers know, sell and say to smallholder farmers about pesticides: a mystery shopping and KAP analysis in Uganda

Table 3 Identification of active ingredients vs. their use

Use identification (%)	Correct	Incorrect	Use unknown	AI unknown
2,4-D	96.0	1.2	2.0	0.8
Mancozeb	87.6	7.7	3.7	1.0
Cypermethrin	82.8	1.5	10.7	5.0
Glyphosate	82.6	0.8	10.7	6.0
Paraquat	70.4	4.5	19.2	6.0
Dimethoate	69.7	3.2	17.9	9.2
Profenofos	63.2	2.2	23.6	11.0
Diazinon	57.0	11.7	21.6	9.7
Carbofuran	48.5	11.9	27.6	11.9
Dichlorvos	44.8	2.2	32.6	20.4
Permethrin	34.8	3.2	40.3	21.6
Chlorpyrifos	33.3	3.2	36.8	26.6
Deltamethrin	29.4	2.5	43.3	24.9
Λ-Cyhalothrin	26.6	1.0	38.6	33.8
Carbaryl	10.0	3.5	52.2	34.3

Note: The different columns denote correct (Yes) or incorrect (No) identification of the active ingredients’ (AI) use, knowing the AI name, but not its use (don’t know) or stating the AI is unknown. The proportion (last column) indicates the ratio between correct (yes) and wrong (no) answers
The fifteen AI were selected as most commonly used AI in the study area [3]

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