Trial reportInternational journal of public health2025
Educational Intervention Effects on Pesticide-Related Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices, Exposure, and Health Among Ugandan Smallholder Farmers: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.
Trial report in International journal of public health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Knowledge and risk perception of pesticide exposure among smallholder farmers of Sembabule district, Uganda.African health sciences · 2026Article
- Assessment of pesticide use patterns among farmers in the Jamuna riverside regions of Tangail and Sirajganj districts, Bangladesh.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Impact of Rural Sanitary Toilet Interventions on pesticide reduction: health literacy as a mediating effect.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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Abstract
Objectives: This cluster randomized controlled trial assessed the effect of a two-day in-person pesticide safety training with or without text messages grounded in behavioral change theory on knowledge, attitude, and practice scores, exposure intensity scores (EIS) during application, and self-reported signs and symptoms of pesticide poisoning among 539 Ugandan smallholder farmers. Methods: Twelve subcounties were randomized into three groups: educational (n = 180), educational + text messages (n = 179), or control (n = 180). Intervention effects were estimated with mixed-effects regression models using baseline (2021) and follow-up (2022) data. Results: Knowledge scores increased by 4.4% (95% CI: 0.9, 7.8) and 6.1% (95% CI: 2.7, 9.6) in the educational and in the education + text messages groups, respectively. Attitudes increased by 6.6% (95% CI: 1.8, 11.4) with text messages. Practice scores showed no significant change. Both interventions reduced pesticide exposure, and text messages reduced signs and symptoms of pesticide poisoning by 1.1% (95% CI: -1.7, -0.3). Conclusion: The limited changes in general practices suggest that generic and content-heavy training programs may hinder implementation. Tailored behavior change approaches, identifying and addressing locally relevant practices and psychosocial drivers, may enhance farmer safety.
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