Author: Mandel, Jeffrey
Date Published: 1996
This study aimed to obtain insights on pesticide self-protection. It gathered data on chemically resistant glove, and other protective equipment, use as they relate to farming practice, farmer and farming demographic characteristics, farmers' preventive health beliefs and behaviors, and factors related to their health care. The study concludes that farmers who use pesticides are aware of the risks involved with pesticide exposure and believe that protective equipment is effective, but for some reason do not act on these beliefs. The discrepancy might be related to lack of insight into long term effects and disease and influences of local culture on pesticide use.