# **Appendix 1: Variable description**

|**Variable**|**Description**|
|---|---|
|SICKNESS|= 1 if farmer reported any eye irritation, headache, dizziness, vomiting, diarrhea,<br>fever, convulsion, shortness of breath or skin irritation; = 0 otherwise|
|MISPERCEPTION<br>OVERUSE|= 1 if the farmer was incorrect at least 50% of the time; = 0 otherwise<br>= 1 if farmer reported overusing; = 0 otherwise<br>**Exposure**|
|PESTAMT|Pesticide amount used in production (kilograms)|
|PWHOIab|Proportion of pesticides applied and classified as WHO category Ia or Ib<br>(extremely or highly hazardous)|
|PWHOII|<br>Proportion of pesticides applied and classified as WHO category II (moderately<br>hazardous)|
|PWHOIII|<br>Proportion of pesticides applied and classified as WHO category III (slightly<br>hazardous)|
|PWHOU|<br>Proportion of pesticides applied and classified as WHO category U (unlikely to<br>present any acute hazard in normal use) (Dropped in estimation)<br>**Socio-economic**|
|NUTRTON|Nutritional ratio of weight/height|
|AGE|Age in years|
|EDUCATION|<br>0 = can’t read or write/can read, but can write<br>1 = Primary (≤ 5 years of schooling)<br>2 = Junior high school (6-10 years of schooling)<br>3 = Secondary or Higher Secondary (11-12 years of schooling)<br>|
||4 = Above High Secondary (more than 12 years of schooling)|
|INCOME|Annual income (Taka)|
|FARMSIZE|<br>1 = less than 0.5 acres; 2 = 0.5 to less than 1 acre; 3 = 1 to less than 1.5 acres; 4 =<br>1.5 to less than 2.5 acres; 5 = 2.5 to less than 5 acres; 6 = 5 to less than 7.5 acres;<br>7 = 7.5 to more than 7.5 acres|
|OWNER|= 1 if farmer owned the farm; = 0 otherwise|
|TRAIN|<br>= 1 if farmer received training on pesticide use and safe handling; = 0 otherwise|
|IPMD|<br>= 1 if farmer received was currently practicing Integrated Pest Management; = 0<br>otherwise|
|NPROTECT|= 1 if farmer used more than 2 protective measures; = 0 otherwise<br>**Other controls**|
|RICE|Proportion of area devoted to rice production (acres)|
|POTATO|<br>Proportion of area devoted to potato production (acres)|
|BEAN|Proportion of area devoted to bean production (acres)|
|EGGPLANT<br>CABBAGE|<br>Proportion of area devoted to eggplant production (acres)<br>Proportion of area devoted to cabbage production (acres)|
|SUGARCANE|<br>Proportion of area devoted to sugarcane production (acres)|
|MANGO|<br>Proportion of area devoted to mango production (acres)|
|BOGRA|<br>= 1 if the farmer is located in the district of Bogra; 0 = otherwise|
|CHAPINAWABGANJ|<br>= 1 if the farmer is located in the district of Chapinawabanj; 0 = otherwise|
|CHITTAGONG|= 1 if the farmer is located in the district of Chittagong; 0 = otherwise|
|COMILLA|= 1 if the farmer is located in the district of Comilla; 0 = otherwise|
|<br>JESSORE|<br>= 1 if the farmer is located in the district of Jessore; 0 = otherwise|
|<br>KISHOREGANJ|<br>= 1 if the farmer is located in the district of Kishoreganj; 0 = otherwise (Dropped in<br>estimation)|
|MUNSHIGANJ|<br>= 1 if the farmer is located in the district of Munshiganj; 0 = otherwise|
|NARSHINGDI|<br>= 1 if the farmer is located in the district of Narshingdi; 0 = otherwise|
|RAJSHAHI|= 1 if the farmer is located in the district of Rajshahi; 0 = otherwise|
|RANGPUR|= 1 if the farmer is located in the district of Tangpur; 0 = otherwise|
|MYMENSINGH|= 1 if the farmer is located in the district of Mymensingh;0 = otherwise|

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