Fertility Problems Associated With Pesticide Use Among Farmers in Metro Vigan

The study primarily aimed to determine the fertility problems associated with pesticide use among farmers in the municipalities of Metro Vigan. It also sought to determine the socio-demographic profile of the respondents like age, occupation, educational attainment, monthly income; pesticide-related factors like distance of farm from the house and the frequency of exposure to pesticides; the common pesticidas used by the farmers and the level of practice of the farmers on the correct use of pesticidas and the relationship between the fertility problems and the seto f variables mentioned. The study involved 133 female farmers from the different municipalities of Metro Vigan. A questionnaire checklist was the main instrument used in the gathering of data used in the study. Purposive sampling was used in selecting the samples used in the study. Frequency, percentage, mean and simple correlational analysis were the statistical tools used to treat the data. Based from the findings, the following conclusions were drawn: th