AnnMarie Lee Walton1, Catherine LePrevost2, Bob Wong3, Laura Linnan4, Ana Sanchez-Birkhead3, Kathi Mooney3,4. 1. a School of Nursing, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill , North Carolina , USA. 2. b Department of Applied Ecology , North Carolina State University , Raleigh , North Carolina , USA. 3. c College of Nursing, The University of Utah , Salt Lake City , Utah , USA. 4. d Gillings School of Global Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill , North Carolina , USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge and beliefs of 72 Latino farmworkers in North Carolina about the threat of health effects of pesticides, including cancer. It sought to explore relationships between threat perceptions and pesticide protective behaviors observed in the field. METHODS/ RESULTS: Utilizing stepwise multiple regression, the authors found that years worked in agriculture in the United States was associated with decreased use of protective clothing. CONCLUSION: Pesticide protective behaviors in the field may be improved by utilizing moderately experienced farmworkers (<10 years) as lay advisors to reinforce training.
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge and beliefs of 72 Latino farmworkers in North Carolina about the threat of health effects of pesticides, including cancer. It sought to explore relationships between threat perceptions and pesticide protective behaviors observed in the field. METHODS/ RESULTS: Utilizing stepwise multiple regression, the authors found that years worked in agriculture in the United States was associated with decreased use of protective clothing. CONCLUSION: Pesticide protective behaviors in the field may be improved by utilizing moderately experienced farmworkers (<10 years) as lay advisors to reinforce training.
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Latino migrant and seasonal farmworkers; pesticide protective behaviors; threat of cancer; threat of illness
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