Department of Home Science Extension Education, C.C.S. Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar-125 004, India.
The study was conducted on 400 respondents engaged in paddy cultivation both as cultivators or labors including equal number of males and females. Findings revealed that there were considerable differences among males and females regarding perceived health hazards as well as actual health problems reported in paddy cultivation.Though there are no tested evidences to prove that reported illnesses were due to participation in paddy cultivation, yet the study provides an account of gender wise health problems reported by farmers in paddy cultivation.
Health problem, Paddy cultivation
