Table 5 |
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|
Disposal of empty pesticide bottles (based on description) |
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|
Time 1 (N = 356) |
Time 3 (N = 358) |
Time 4 (N = 355) |
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|
N |
(%) |
N |
(%) |
N |
(%) |
|
|
|
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|
Throw aside |
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|
Field |
91 |
(25.6) |
75 |
(20.9) |
76 |
(21.4) |
|
Garden/around house |
29 |
(8.1) |
10 |
(2.8) |
2 |
(0.6) |
|
Jungle |
19 |
(5.3) |
11 |
(3.1) |
20 |
(5.6) |
|
Unspecified location |
43 |
(12.1) |
20 |
(5.6) |
25 |
(7.0) |
|
Collect/pile up |
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|
Garden/around house |
50 |
(14.0) |
63 |
(17.6) |
42 |
(11.8) |
|
Field |
36 |
(10.1) |
54 |
(15.1) |
39 |
(11.0) |
|
Unspecified location |
69 |
(19.4) |
68 |
(19.0) |
42 |
(11.8) |
|
Sell |
40 |
(11.2) |
33 |
(9.2) |
52 |
(14.6) |
|
Bury |
21 |
(5.9) |
26 |
(7.3) |
6 |
(1.7) |
|
Burn |
17 |
(4.8) |
21 |
(5.9) |
10 |
(2.8) |
|
Open pit/hole |
13 |
(3.7) |
20 |
(5.6) |
45 |
(12.7) |
|
Destroy |
13 |
(3.7) |
5 |
(1.4) |
7 |
(2.0) |
|
Wash |
9 |
(2.5) |
10 |
(2.8) |
39 |
(11.0) |
|
Reuse for another purpose |
7 |
(2.0) |
23 |
(6.4) |
13 |
(3.7) |
|
Keep in box |
1 |
(0.3) |
11 |
(3.1) |
24 |
(6.8) |
|
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Hawton et al. BMC Public Health 2009 9:69 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-9-69 |
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