title: Pesticides: Perceived Threat and Protective Behaviors Among Latino Farmworkers.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge and beliefs of 72 Latino farmworkers in North Carolina about the threat of health effects of pesticides, including cancer. It sought to explore relationships between threat perceptions and pesticide protective behaviors observed in the field.
  
  
  
  Utilizing stepwise multiple regression, the authors found that years worked in agriculture in the United States was associated with decreased use of protective clothing.
  
  
  
  Pesticide protective behaviors in the field may be improved by utilizing moderately experienced farmworkers (<10 years) as lay advisors to reinforce training.
authors.affiliation: a School of Nursing, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill , North Carolina , USA.
authors.forename: AnnMarie Lee
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Walton
authors.affiliation: b Department of Applied Ecology , North Carolina State University , Raleigh , North Carolina , USA.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: LePrevost
authors.affiliation: c College of Nursing, The University of Utah , Salt Lake City , Utah , USA.
authors.forename: Bob
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.affiliation: d Gillings School of Global Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill , North Carolina , USA.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Linnan
authors.affiliation: c College of Nursing, The University of Utah , Salt Lake City , Utah , USA.
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sanchez-Birkhead
authors.affiliation: c College of Nursing, The University of Utah , Salt Lake City , Utah , USA.|d Gillings School of Global Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill , North Carolina , USA.
authors.forename: Kathi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mooney
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D000383:Agriculture; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010575:Pesticides / Q000633:toxicity*; D011481:Protective Clothing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000078329:Workforce; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D010575:Pesticides
keywords: Latino migrant and seasonal farmworkers; pesticide protective behaviors; threat of cancer; threat of illness