Digital Literacy Intervention Towards Improving Safety Use of Pesticide in Kanreapia, Gowa Indonesia

Authors

  • Asril Asril universitas pancasakti
  • Andi Susilawaty
  • Sitti Raodhah
  • Habibi Habibi Department of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Pancasakti Makassar, Makassar, Indonesia

Keywords:

Digital Literacy, Safety, Farmers

Abstract

Background: Agricultural workers are directly exposed to pesticide hazards, and unsafe handling remains an occupational and environmental health concern in vegetable farming. Objective: To describe changes in knowledge, attitudes, and pesticide-safety practices following a digital literacy intervention among vegetable farmers in Kanreapia Village, Gowa Regency, Indonesia. Methods: A quasi-experimental pretest-posttest study with a comparison group included 68 male farmers (34 intervention; 34 comparison) from January to April 2024. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices were reported as adequate or inadequate and summarized as counts, percentages, and percentage-point changes. Results: In the intervention group, adequate knowledge increased from 55.9% to 97.1%, adequate attitudes from 29.4% to 88.2%, and adequate practices from 14.7% to 41.2%. Corresponding changes in the comparison group were 17.6% to 41.2%, 8.8% to 26.5%, and 17.6% to 14.7%, respectively. Conclusion: The intervention group showed larger descriptive improvements, particularly in attitudes and practices. Individual-level paired reanalysis is required to quantify statistical uncertainty and intervention effects.

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2026-08-20

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Asril, A., Susilawaty, A., Raodhah, S., & Habibi, H. (2026). Digital Literacy Intervention Towards Improving Safety Use of Pesticide in Kanreapia, Gowa Indonesia. HIGIENE: Jurnal Kesehatan Lingkungan, 11(1). Retrieved from https://journal.uin-alauddin.ac.id/index.php/higiene/article/view/72047

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