Table 1 Descriptive analysis of working environment and pesticide use in greenhouse.

From: Health status among greenhouse workers exposed to different levels of pesticides: A genetic matching analysis

  

Total

Percentage(%)

Greenhouse planting area

(Mean±SD)

4398.14

3.22 ± 4.02

Number of greenhouses planted (Mean±SD)

 

3057.65

2.24 ± 1.85

Working hours in the greenhouse every year

<50 days

5

0.37

 

50–99 days

19

1.39

 

100–199 days

221

16.15

 

200–299 days

372

27.19

 

>300 days

751

54.90

Mixed pesticide

No

273

19.96

 

Occasionally

477

34.87

 

Often

618

45.17

Spraying method of pesticides

Spray on insects

630

46.05

 

Regular spraying

267

19.52

 

Advance prevention

698

51.02

 

Follow others

5

0.37

Spraying position of pesticides

According to the instructions

694

50.73

 

Spray on the leaves until wet

114

8.33

 

Drop pesticide on leaves

179

13.08

 

Essays will be

77

5.63

 

Depending on the condition

365

26.68

Spraying mode

Machine spraying

1227

89.69

 

Artificial spraying

117

8.56

 

Mixed spraying

24

1.75

Personal protective measures

No protective measures

470

34.36

 

Wear protective mask

608

44.44

 

Wear protective clothing

415

30.34

 

Wear protective glasses

41

3.00

 

Wear protective gloves

441

32.24

 

Wear protective rubber shoes

94

6.87

Types of pesticides

Insecticide

1032

75.44

 

Bactericide

1029

75.22

 

Herbicide

196

14.33

 

Foliar fertilizer

748

54.68

 

Plant growth regulators

295

21.56

Whether to change clothes after spraying pesticide

Change clothesimmediately

826

60.38

 

Change clothes on the day when you go home

410

29.97

 

Uncertain

74

5.41

 

No change clothes

58

4.24

Whether to take a bath after spraying pesticide

Immediately

518

37.87

 

On the day when you go home

659

48.17

 

Don’t take a bath on the day

191

13.96

Whether to wash hands after spraying pesticide

Immediately

1066

77.92

 

On the day when you go home

244

17.84

 

Don’t wash hands on the day

58

4.24