Amnaj Seesuwan. The evaluation of cognitive achievement on agriculture training, case study : risk decreasing program in farmers' illness from pesticide exposure at Sai Thong Tam Bon Pa Mok district Ang Thong province . Master's Degree(Appropriate Technology for Resources and Environmental Development). Mahidol University. : Mahidol University, 2004.
The evaluation of cognitive achievement on agriculture training, case study : risk decreasing program in farmers' illness from pesticide exposure at Sai Thong Tam Bon Pa Mok district Ang Thong province
Abstract:
The increasing number of deaths caused by pesticide exposure, has alarmed
farmers in particular. This study aimed to evaluate the cognitive achievement resulting
from a training program to decrease risk from pesticide use organized by the Ministry
of Public Health in 2001. The second objective was to observe some socio-economic
factors associated with the technological transfer through such a training program in
Sai Thong, Pa Mok distinct, Ang Thong. Eighty agriculturalists who joined the
training and 160 who did not attend the training and live in the same area were
comparatively observed. Data were collected through questionnaire. Percentage,
distribution, average, standard deviation, t-test, chi-square test, one-way analysis, and
stepwise multiple regression were adopted as statistical tools.
It was found that the trained agriculturalists had significantly higher
knowledge, attitude and behavior on pesticide use than the non-trained group at 0.05
alpha level. Considering single factors, the factors associated with the technology
transfer on the use of the pesticide were; age and the size of the family. Access to
information was associated with knowledge. Career, income, area of land occupied
and access to information were associated with attitude. Age, career, income, area of
land occupied and experience in using the pesticide were associated with behavior.
With regard to multiple factors, it was shown that access to information,
family size, career, age and training were associated with knowledge R2=27.7. Also,
area of land occupied, career, and age associated with attitude R2=14.2. Experiences in
training, age, career, family size, experience in using pesticides and training in the
project were associated with the behavior of the agriculturalists R2=26.4.
The result suggested that the government agencies should continuously hold
and extend the training on pesticide use to improve knowledge attitude and behavior
of the agriculturalist