Journal article
Work-related injuries among Iowa farm operators: an analysis of the Iowa Farm Family Health and Hazard Surveillance Project
American journal of industrial medicine, Vol.33(5), pp.510-517
05/1998
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199805)33:5<510::AID-AJIM11>3.0.CO;2-0
PMID: 9557175
Abstract
In 1994, the Iowa Farm Family Health and Hazard Surveillance Project carried out a two-stage, stratified, cluster survey of Iowa farms using a mail survey. With data from this representative sample of Iowa farmers, we examined the associations between farm-work-related injuries and possible risk factors for 390 principal farm operators. Forty (10.3%) of these operators reported being injured while doing farm work. We developed a logistic regression to assess associations between potential risk factors and injury. We found three factors significantly associated with injury: younger age (odds ratio [OR] = 3.1, confidence interval [CI] = 1.1-9.3), having an impairment or health problem that limits work (OR = 2.4, CI = 1.5-3.8), and hand or arm exposure to acids or alkalis (OR = 2.6, CI = 1.1-5.9). In the univariate analysis, safety training did not seem to protect farmers from injuries.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Work-related injuries among Iowa farm operators: an analysis of the Iowa Farm Family Health and Hazard Surveillance Project
- Creators
- Mary Q Lewis - Department of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USANancy L SprinceLeon F BurmeisterPaul S WhittenJames C TornerCraig Zwerling
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- American journal of industrial medicine, Vol.33(5), pp.510-517
- DOI
- 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199805)33:5<510::AID-AJIM11>3.0.CO;2-0
- PMID
- 9557175
- NLM abbreviation
- Am J Ind Med
- ISSN
- 0271-3586
- eISSN
- 1097-0274
- Publisher
- United States
- Grant note
- CCU706063 / PHS HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/1998
- Academic Unit
- Occupational and Environmental Health; Epidemiology; Surgery; Injury Prevention Research Center; Neurosurgery
- Record Identifier
- 9983995139702771
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