Research Article
Knowledge on Pesticide Handling Practices and Factors Affecting Adoption of Personal Protective Equipment: A Case of Farmers from Nepal
Table 3
Socioeconomic characteristics of the study area.
| Gender (%) | Male | 59.6 | Female | 40.4 |
| Ethnicity (%) | Brahmin | 35.9 | Chhetri | 29.5 | Janajati | 25.3 | Dalit | 2.8 | Thakuris | 3.6 | Others | 2.8 |
| Education (%) | Primary | 22.4 | Secondary | 28.8 | High school | 20.3 | University | 23.5 | Illiterate | 5.0 |
| Age groups (%) | Below 25 | 19.6 | 25–35 | 29.41 | 36–50 | 41.17 | Above 50 | 9.8 |
| Land ownership (%) | Male | 69 | Female | 31 |
| Economically active population (mn ± SE) | 2.17 ± 0.06 | Average family size (mn ± SE) | 5.29 ± 0.108 | Land under farming (ha) | 4.21 ± 0.328 |
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Source: field survey, 2020.
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