Journal article
Engaging Agribusinesses: Feasibility and Cost of an ATV Safety Poster Project
Journal of agromedicine, Vol.22(4), pp.364-375
10/02/2017
DOI: 10.1080/1059924X.2017.1358228
PMID: 28742465
Abstract
Objectives: All-terrain vehicle (ATV)-related deaths and injuries continue to be a significant problem. Influential change agents such as agribusinesses could be important partners for improving safety behaviors among rural ATV users. Our objective was to determine how effectively an injury prevention project could engage agribusinesses through the postal service and to assess their willingness to display a safety poster. Methods: One thousand two hundred forty-four agribusinesses received an ATV safety poster and a postcard survey by mail. A randomized sampling of these businesses was surveyed by telephone 4-7 weeks later. Telephone survey questions included whether they recalled receiving the poster, and if so, whether, where and how long the poster was displayed. Results: One hundred six postcards were returned. Of the 192 eligible business persons contacted by telephone, 89% agreed to participate. Approximately one-third of telephone survey participants recalled receiving the poster. Among these, 81% with walk-in customers posted it, and 74% still had it displayed 1 month later. Of participants who did not recall receiving the poster, 83% stated they would have displayed the poster. The cost of displaying each poster in a business was 16.6 cents/day during the first month. Final costs/day would be much less because of continued display. Conclusion: A high percentage of agribusinesses displayed or would have displayed an ATV safety poster, and most displayed it beyond 1 month. Unfortunately, participant recruitment via postal delivery alone was challenging. Nevertheless, mass mailing of injury prevention materials to be displayed in the retail setting may be a low cost method for raising safety awareness.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Engaging Agribusinesses: Feasibility and Cost of an ATV Safety Poster Project
- Creators
- Charles A. Jennissen - Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineShane Sweat - Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineKristel Wetjen - University of IowaPam Hoogerwerf - University of IowaGerene M. Denning - Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of agromedicine, Vol.22(4), pp.364-375
- DOI
- 10.1080/1059924X.2017.1358228
- PMID
- 28742465
- NLM abbreviation
- J Agromedicine
- ISSN
- 1059-924X
- eISSN
- 1545-0813
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Grant note
- Love Our Kids Injury Prevention Grant / Iowa Department of Public Health (10.13039/100008944)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/02/2017
- Academic Unit
- Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Emergency Medicine; Injury Prevention Research Center
- Record Identifier
- 9984297141402771
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