Journal article
A Control Study of the Physical and Mental Health of Residents Living Near a Large-scale Swine Operation
Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, Vol.3(1), pp.13-26
1997
DOI: 10.13031/2013.17747
Abstract
This article presents the results of a study assessing the physical and mental health of residents living in the vicinity of a large-scale swine confinement operation. Physical and mental health data were collected via personal interviews from a sample (n = 18) of all neighbors living within a two-mile radius of a 4,000-sow swine production facility. Results were compared to similar data collected from a random sample of demographically comparable rural residents (n = 18) living near minimal livestock production. Results indicate that neighbors of the large-scale swine operation reported experiencing significantly higher rates of four clusters of symptoms known to represent toxic or inflammatory effects on the respiratory tract. These clusters of symptoms have been well-documented among swine confinement workers. There was no evidence to suggest that neighbors of the large-scale swine operation suffered higher rates of psychological health problems manifested as anxiety or depression. A larger population-based study is needed to test the hypothesis that neighbors of large-scale swine operations experience elevated rates of physical health symptoms comparable to interior confinement workers.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A Control Study of the Physical and Mental Health of Residents Living Near a Large-scale Swine Operation
- Creators
- K ThuK Donham - University of Iowa, Occupational and Environmental HealthR ZiegenhornS ReynoldsP S Thorne - University of Iowa, Civil and Environmental EngineeringP SubramanianP WhittenJ Stookesberry
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, Vol.3(1), pp.13-26
- Publisher
- American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
- DOI
- 10.13031/2013.17747
- ISSN
- 1074-7583
- eISSN
- 1943-7846
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1997
- Academic Unit
- Occupational and Environmental Health; Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Record Identifier
- 9983997478702771
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