Pesticide Use Behavior Related to Rice Farmer Health Complaints

  • Risma Widianingsih Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Kendal
  • Ratna Muliawati Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Kendal
  • Mushidah Mushidah Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Kendal
Keywords: health complaints, pesticide, the process of using pesticides

Abstract

The use of pesticides that are not in accordance with the rules can cause health complaints to farmers. This study aims to analyze the behavior of pesticide use on health complaints on rice farmers in the Village Kebonsari District Rowosari Kendal. This research is an observational analytic research with cross sectional approach (cross section). The population in this study amounted to 277 farmers with a total sample of 67 respondents. Samples were taken by purposive sampling technique from all farmer population of pesticide user in KebonsariVillag. Data were collected through observation and questionnaires.The results obtained were analyzed using Fisher Exact Test. The results showed that there was a significant correlation between pesticide use behavior with health complaints felt by farmers(p value = 0.000.