Knowledge Awareness of Pesticide Residues in Fruits, Vegetables, and the Tendency towards Precautionary Measures

(A case study of rural female students at the Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University, Egypt)

  • Dr. Rabab Salim Elseray Agricultural Extension and Rural Development Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Egypt
  • Dr. Tayseer Mumtaz El-Assar Agricultural Extension and Rural Development Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Egypt
  • Dr. Mai Ahmed Rafaat El Tatawy Agricultural Extension and Rural Development Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Egypt
  • Dr. Sabry Abdelmonem Abdelal Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University, Egypt
Keywords: Knowledge Awareness, Pesticide Residues, Preventive Measures, Health Risks, Dirty Dozen

Abstract

The research aims to identify the level of Knowledge awareness and attitudes of female rural agriculture students towards the issue of pesticide residues on fruits and vegetables. It adopted the descriptive approach, whereby the opinions of 225 fourth-year students at the Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University, were surveyed in May 2023 using the electronic questionnaire. Data analysis included frequencies, percentages, means, standard deviations, and significance indices. Key findings:  More than half (51.6%) have moderate Knowledge awareness in general, 12.9% have low awareness, and 35.6% have high awareness. Most of them had moderate or low Knowledge awareness of the theoretical and applied dimension. About half had a moderate or low attitude towards preventive measures in general.  The trend towards purchasing measures was mostly moderate (89.3%). Attitude toward home-based measures ranged between moderate and high (43.6%, 42.7%). The most important sources of Knowledge awareness formation are: academic courses, libraries/books, agricultural sites, social media, family/relatives and television.

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Published
2023-10-19
How to Cite
Dr. Rabab Salim Elseray, Dr. Tayseer Mumtaz El-Assar, Dr. Mai Ahmed Rafaat El Tatawy, & Dr. Sabry Abdelmonem Abdelal. (2023). Knowledge Awareness of Pesticide Residues in Fruits, Vegetables, and the Tendency towards Precautionary Measures: (A case study of rural female students at the Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University, Egypt). International Journal on Humanities and Social Sciences, (50), 143-172. https://doi.org/10.33193/IJoHSS.50.2023.632
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