Influence of Pesticide Intoxication Education on Farmer Knowledge and Attitude in Kalidoni District, Palembang City, Indonesia
Thia Prameswarie, Dientyah Nur Anggina, Camelia Panache, Florence Triningtyas
Abstract
Knowledge and attitude of farmers are among factors that influence pesticide intoxication in farms. They are influenced by several variables, including education. Farmers’ knowledge and attitude on pesticide intoxication may change after they receive interventions, such as education about pesticides. This study aimed to determine the level of knowledge and attitude of farmers on pesticide intoxication before and after an education session on pesticides in Sei Selincah Sub-district, Kalidoni District. This was a quasi-experimental observational analysis with a two-group pretest posttest design with a control group. This study used primary data from farmers in Sei Selincah Sub-district, Kalidoni District. Sampling was performed using the purposive sampling method and seventy-six respondents who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria were recruited. Results of the statistical tests using the Wilcoxon test showed that there was no difference in the level of knowledge and attitude of farmers before and after education, both fort the intervention group and the control group (p>0.05). Thus, education does not influence the level of knowledge and attitude on pesticides and pesticide intoxication among farmers.
Maksymiv I. Pesticides: benefits and hazards. J Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University. 2015;2(1):70–76.
Kaur R, Mavi GK, Raghav S, Khan I. Pesticides classification and its impact on environment. Int J Current Microbiol App Sci. 2019;8(03):1889–97.
Oktaviani RE. Tunggul Pawengan. Risiko gejala keracunan pestisida pada petani Greenhouse. Higeia J Public Health Res Dev. 2020;4(2):178–88.
Mahyuni, EL. Faktor risiko dalam penggunaan pestisida pada petani di Berastagi Kabupaten Karo 2014. Jurnal Kesehatan Masyarakat (Journal of Public Health). 2015; 9(1):79–89.
Minaka IAD, Sawitri AAS, Wirawan DN. Hubungan penggunaan pestisida dan alat pelindung diri dengan keluhan kesehatan pada petani hortikultura di Buleleng. Public Health Preventive Med Arch. 2016;4(1):94–103
Ulva F, Rizyana NP and Rahmi A. Hubungan tingkat pengetahuan dengan gejala keracunan pestisida pada petani penyemprot pestisida tanaman holtikultura di Kecamatan Lembah Gumanti Kabupaten Solok Tahun 2019. Jurnal Ilmiah Universitas Batanghari Jambi. 2019;19(3):501.
Pamungkas OS. Bahaya Paparan pestisida terhadap kesehatan manusia. Bioedukasi. 2016;14(1):27–31.
Erwin MDH, Setyaningsih Y. edukasi petani tentang penggunaan pestisida secara aman dan sehat di Bima, Indonesia. Jurnal Sains Terapan. 2019;5(2):92–100.
Badan Pusat Statistik Kota Palembang. Kecamatan Kalidoni dalam Angka. Jakarta Pusat: Badan Pusat Statistik: 2018.
Sharifzadeh MS, Abdollahzadeh G. The impact of different education strategies on rice farmers’ knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) about pesticide use. J Saudi Society Agricultural Sci. 2021;20(5):312–23.
Farahat TM, Farahat FM, Michael AA. Evaluation of an educational intervention for farming families to protect their children from pesticide exposure. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2009;15(1):47–56
Öztaş D, Kurt B, Koç A, Akbaba M, İlter H. Knowledge Level, Attitude, and Behaviors of Farmers in Çukurova Region regarding the Use of Pesticides. Biomed Res Int. 2018;2018:6146509.
Mardikanto, Totok. Sistem Penyuluhan Pertanian. Universitas Sebelas Maret. Surakarta; 2010.
Shadish C, Campbell. Quasi Experimental Design for Generalized Causal Inference. New York: Houghton Mifflin; 2002.
Pangihutan JSC, Manalu DST. Hubungan pengetahuan, sikap dan tindakan petani dengan penggunaan pestisida di Kabupaten Bandung Barat, Jawa Barat. Jurnal Penyuluhan Pertanian. 2019;14(1):7–17.
