Abstract:
The research on the results of comparing the pesticide knowledge of adolescents and parents engaged in agriculture in Buriram province was semiexperimental research. Quasi - Experimental Research aims to compare the pesticide knowledge of teenagers and parents engaged in agriculture in Buriram province. The samples were 60, divided into control and experimental groups. The instruments used in the study are questionnaires of farmers' knowledge and self-defense behavior in the
use of pesticides of occupational and environmental diseases. CDC, Ministry of Public
Health Analyze statistics using t-test, percentage, average, and standard deviation. The
findings revealed that adolescents and their parents who work in agriculture had
significantly different pesticide knowledge and behavior. The experimental group
exhibited greater knowledge and behavior from a mean of 6.40 (SD = 0.80) and 33.87
(SD=1.50). The samples' knowledge and self-defense behaviors in utilizing pesticides
increased statistically significantly (p<0.05). To effectively address the problem of
farmers' pesticide utilize behavior, the future study should include farmers in
Sakaesam Sub-district, as well as participation from relevant agencies.
Keywords: knowledge, self-defense behavior, adolescents, pesticides, agricultural
