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This Descriptive study is to pesticides use and personal protective behavior for agriculturists to vegetables farmers. The samples were 74 persons. Tools used to collect data was questionnaires for pesticides use and personal protective behavior. Descriptive statistics and chi square statistics were used for data analysis. The results, showed that mostly are male of 59.50%. 91.89% are marital status. Graduated from high school of 36.49%. Income is between 15,000 - 20,000 baht per month of 50.00%. The duration of pesticide use is between 2-3 hours per day of 55.41%. 47.30% are frequency of exposure to pesticides is less than 3 days per week. Before using pesticides, the practice in low level 50.00%, moderate level 40.54% and good level 9.46%. After exposed with pesticide, the farmers were practice in moderate level of 48.64%, good level 31.08%, low level 20.27%, respectively. And overall of self-prevention behaviors on pesticide usage was at moderate level 72.97%, good level 27.02%. To provide basic information to find a preventive approach to change the behavior of pesticide use of vegetable farmers. agricultural scholar including other agencies Related There should be training to educate about the correct use of pesticides. To prevent the danger of getting chemicals into the body.