PENGARUH PENYULUHAN TERHADAP PENGETAHUAN, SIKAP DAN TINDAKAN PETANI JERUK DI DESA KUOK PULAU JAMBU TERKAIT PENGGUNAAN ALAT PELINDUNG DIRI (APD) DARI BAHAYA PESTISIDA

Abstract

Agricultural counseling is to encourage farmers to change their way of thinking, ways of working and old ways of life with new ways that are more in line with the development of more advanced agricultural technology (Mardikanto, 2013). The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of counseling on improving the knowledge, attitudes and actions of citrus farmers in Kuok Village, Jambu Island, regarding the use of PPE when applying pesticides. The design of this study was quasi-experimental (quasi-experimental) using one group pretest and posttest design. This research was conducted in July 2019 in Kuok Village, Jambu Island. The population in this study were orange farmers, amounting to 45 people. The sampling technique used is total sampling so the sample size is 45 respondents. Data were analyzed by paired sample t-test with a significance level of 95%. Based on the results of the study note that the t-value for knowledge of citrus farmers is 6,335 with p sig. 0,000 <0.05, meaning that there is a difference in knowledge before and after counseling. For the t-value of the attitudes of citrus farmers is 3,337 with p sig. 0.002 <0.05, meaning that there are differences in attitude before and after counseling. And the t-count for the actions of citrus farmers is 6,706 with p sig. 0,000 <0.05, meaning that there are differences in actions before and after counseling. The provision of counseling can foster awareness and change the mindset and attitude of citrus farmers, the importance of using PPE when spraying pesticides.