Awareness of Health Implications of Agrochemical Use: Effects on Maize Production in Ejura-Sekyedumase Municipality, Ghana

Table 4

Farmers response to indicators of awareness of health implications of agrochemical use.

Indicators of awareness of health implications of agrochemical use	Response	Percentage (%)
Reading of labels on the package/container	Yes	33.8
	No	66.2
Seeking help from others, if cannot read	Yes	25.3
	No	74.7
Awareness of agrochemical toxicity	Yes	86.4
	No	13.6
Understanding of the level of toxicity, reading the labels on the label	Yes	31
	No	69
Eating, drinking, or smoking while spraying or applying agrochemicals	Yes	32.5
	No	67.5
Washing of hands with soap right after spraying or applying agrochemicals	Yes	83.1
	No	16.9
Keeping of bottles/packages of agrochemicals along with food items	Yes	46.8
	No	53.2
Washing of the sprayer in the pond/canal/river	Yes	13
	No	87
Determination of wind direction	Yes	77.3
	No	22.7
Facing of the wind direction when spraying	Yes	74
	No	26
Application of recommended dosage	Yes	52.6
	No	47.4
Application of two or more pesticides type together	Yes	68.3
	No	31.7
Can overdose of agrochemicals affect maize stand?	Yes	62.1
	No	37.9
Use of agrochemicals to store foodstuffs for consumption or animals feeding	Yes	34.2
	No	65.8
Use of personal protective gears during agrochemical spraying or application	Yes	26
	No	74

Source: field survey (2015).