Abstract
Cotton growing farmers and cotton pickers are the twin pillars of cotton growing community. Cotton growing
farmers (male) are involved in monitoring of quality and quantity of cotton crops by handsome usage of pesticides
for better marketing of cotton crops. Whereas, cotton pickers (female) are involved in picking of cotton mainly. To
assess their knowledge and source of knowledge about pesticides related health problems, the study was
designed and conducted in 20 villages of district Multan selected by multistage random sampling technique. From
the selected 20 villages, from the list bearing the villages, mouzas and union councils of district Multan, 220
cotton growers and 150 cotton pickers were selected by simple random sampling technique and interviewed
through a reliable and validated interview schedule. The data collected were processed through Statistical
Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The results showed that 75% of cotton growing farmers were having
orientation about side effects of pesticides whereas, almost 8% of cotton growers were having no knowledge
about side effects of pesticides.
