The Development a Behavioral Model to Reduce Pesticide Exposure through Community Participation in Onion Farmers at Dongkhang Sub-district, Muang District, Nakhon Phanom Province.

ณัฐนันท์ สูตรสุวรรณ — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0700

This study was action research to develop and study the effects of using a behavioral model to reduce pesticide exposure through community participation in onion farmers at Dongkhang Sub-district, Muang District, Nakhon Phanom province. A survey was conducted on the problems of pesticide use in a sample group of 90 people whose blood test results showed cholinesterase levels to be at risk and unsafe in 2023.The tools used for data collection consisted of questionnaires and focus group discussions. Community participation activities included analyzing the cause of the problem, planning to solve the problem, implementing the solution, monitoring and evaluating the results by providing training, demonstrating and practicing how to use safety equipment, campaigning to reduce the use of chemical pesticides, providing knowledge via public address systems, and setting up organic farming demonstration plots. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics to compare the differences in the average scores of knowledges and behavior of farmers who grew onions before and after the operation.According to the paired t-test statistics

The results of the study found that farmers had a higher average score of knowledge about pesticides than before the operation by 2.27 points (95% CI: 15.83–16.40) (p-value
< 0.001). The practice of using pesticides was 0.10 points higher than before the operation
(95% CI 2.10–2.15) (p-value < 0.001).

The developed community-based model to reduce pesticide exposure behaviors involved three key components: (1) a clearly defined structure with shared awareness among community members; (2) an actionable plan and collaborative efforts between farmers and community leaders with clearly assigned responsibilities; and (3) effective problem-solving measures to comprehensively reduce pesticide exposure behaviors.

Factors Associated with Death from Motorcycle Road Traffic Injury in Public Health Region 5, 2021 - 2023

Sirawit Jantewa, Thanyaluk Tongtaku, Thadsawan Huaihongthong — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0700

Motorcycle accidents are a major cause of injuries and deaths in Thailand and around the world. This study aimed to find out what factors are related to death from motorcycle accidents. The data came from 15 hospitals in Health Region 5 and were recorded in the Injury Surveillance (IS) system between January 1, 2021 and December 31, 2023, with a total of 69,236 cases. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multiple logistic regression to find adjusted odds ratios (ORadj) with 95% confidence intervals (CI).

The results showed that the factors linked to a higher chance of death from motorcycle accidents included: being male (ORadj = 1.92), older age (ORadj = 1.02), being of working age but not working (ORadj = 1.76), having a labor job (ORadj = 1.52), accidents on weekends
(ORadj = 1.36), not wearing a helmet (ORadj = 2.74), accidents at night (ORadj = 1.46), being hit in a crash (ORadj = 2.52), and being sent to the hospital by ambulance (ORadj = 6.90). From this study, the suggestions are: (1) promote helmet use, (2) improve road safety at night, on weekends, and for labor workers, (3) prepare emergency medical services, (4) monitor crash-type accidents, (5) enforce traffic laws strictly, and (6) build strong and continuous cooperation between related agencies.

Journal of Health Innovation and Safety (JHIS)

The Development a Behavioral Model to Reduce Pesticide Exposure through Community Participation in Onion Farmers at Dongkhang Sub-district, Muang District, Nakhon Phanom Province.

Factors Associated with Death from Motorcycle Road Traffic Injury in Public Health Region 5, 2021 - 2023