Pesticides Use Practice by Market Gardeners in Lome (Togo)

Table 5

Means of implementation and protection of pesticides and knowledge of risks by market gardeners.

Parameters (n = number of investigated)	Characteristics	Number (%)
Applying way (n = 48)	Branches, leaf	38 (79.2)
	Spray	35 (72.9)
	Spreading	15 (31.3)
	Sprayer	6 (12.5)
	Drip	1 (2.1)
Use of personal protective equipment (n = 48)	Yes	10 (20.8)
	No	38 (79.2)
Due to the nonuse of personal protective equipment (n = 38)	Lack of means	31 (81.6)
	Ignorance of the danger	4 (10.5)
	Negligence	3 (7.9)
Knowledge of the effects on water and the environment (n = 48)	No	30 (62.5)
	Yes	3 (6.3)
	Do not know	15 (31.2)