Authors :
Panithan Krasung; Jurairat Kurukhot; Soontaree Cheentam; Ananya Popradit
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 1 - January
Google Scholar :
http://bitly.ws/gu88
Scribd :
https://bit.ly/3r9KrcM
DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5917511
Abstract :
This study was meant for research and
development with the following objectives: 1) develop a
model for the use of chemicals by sugarcane farmers for
reducing the consequent health and environmental
impacts in Thailand’s Phetchabun province, 2) compare
the level of knowledge, attitude, and behavior in practice
regarding self-regulation in the use of chemicals among
sugarcane farmers before, during, and after using this
model. The Delphi technique was employed to collect
data, and the concepts of environmental education were
applied to develop the model. The sample of phase 1
included 24 experts who made recommendations for
model development; they were selected by simple random
sampling. Phase 2 involved trials for developing the
model for which 36 farmers were selected by multi-stage
random sampling by which who had planted sugarcane
and whose blood samples, when tested, contained the
cholinesterase enzyme at levels either equal to or more
than risk level. The tools used for data gathering were
interviews, a knowledge test, and attitude and behavior
questionnaires with IOC = 0.83, discriminant power =
0.46, difficult value = 0.45, and reliability score = 0.92.
The statistics employed for data analysis were frequency,
percentage, mean, standard deviation (S.D.), and Paired
Samples T-Test. The research findings used to construct a
suitable model comprised the following” 1) group
responses 2) knowledge construction, and 3) cooperation.
The results of evaluation by experts for having a betterquality model showed that were at a high level (mean =
4.33, S.D. = 0.57). The comparisons of the level of
knowledge, attitude, and behavior in practice for selfregulation regarding the use of chemicals by sugarcane
farmers before, during, and after using this model
showed that the level of knowledge, attitude, and
behavior in practice of the post-test group were higher
than the pre-test group at a statistical significance level of
0.01.
Keywords :
Chemicalst; Famers; Environment.
This study was meant for research and
development with the following objectives: 1) develop a
model for the use of chemicals by sugarcane farmers for
reducing the consequent health and environmental
impacts in Thailand’s Phetchabun province, 2) compare
the level of knowledge, attitude, and behavior in practice
regarding self-regulation in the use of chemicals among
sugarcane farmers before, during, and after using this
model. The Delphi technique was employed to collect
data, and the concepts of environmental education were
applied to develop the model. The sample of phase 1
included 24 experts who made recommendations for
model development; they were selected by simple random
sampling. Phase 2 involved trials for developing the
model for which 36 farmers were selected by multi-stage
random sampling by which who had planted sugarcane
and whose blood samples, when tested, contained the
cholinesterase enzyme at levels either equal to or more
than risk level. The tools used for data gathering were
interviews, a knowledge test, and attitude and behavior
questionnaires with IOC = 0.83, discriminant power =
0.46, difficult value = 0.45, and reliability score = 0.92.
The statistics employed for data analysis were frequency,
percentage, mean, standard deviation (S.D.), and Paired
Samples T-Test. The research findings used to construct a
suitable model comprised the following” 1) group
responses 2) knowledge construction, and 3) cooperation.
The results of evaluation by experts for having a betterquality model showed that were at a high level (mean =
4.33, S.D. = 0.57). The comparisons of the level of
knowledge, attitude, and behavior in practice for selfregulation regarding the use of chemicals by sugarcane
farmers before, during, and after using this model
showed that the level of knowledge, attitude, and
behavior in practice of the post-test group were higher
than the pre-test group at a statistical significance level of
0.01.
Keywords :
Chemicalst; Famers; Environment.
