Women in Agriculture: Risks for Occupational Injury Within the Context of Gendered Role

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• Personal Author:
  Carruth K ; McCoy CA ; Reed DB
• Description:
  Women continue to make significant contributions to farming. Not only do women participate in the traditional roles of homemaker, caregiver, and wife, they also work side-by-side with their spouses in keeping the farm viable. More daughters are entering the farming business, either as partners with other family members or as independent operators. Each year since the United States Department of Agriculture began including gender in the Census of Agriculture, the percentage of women engaged in agriculture has increased, and women's participation in agriculture is increasing faster than in other business segments. This article examines the role of women in agriculture and how sociocultural, economic, and physical factors may affect women's exposure to injury-producing events and their knowledge and beliefs about injury prevention. To date, few studies have examined work-related unintentional injuries among farm women. Even less is known about the extent to which occupational risks are recognized when women seek medical care. Differences in size and stature, increased physical strain, and low maximal oxygen uptake may predispose women to ergonomic-related injuries. Limitations of current research and recommendations for future analyses are discussed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Education Family Farmers Hazardous Substances Health Promotion Occupational Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Safety Management Women

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• Keywords:
  Agricultural-industry Agricultural-machinery Agricultural-processes Agricultural-products Agricultural-workers Author Keywords: Gendered Role Exposure-levels Exposure-limits Exposure-methods Families Health-hazards Health-programs Health-protection Health-standards Injuries Injury Injury-prevention Occupational-accidents Occupational-diseases Occupational-exposure Occupational-hazards Occupational-health Occupational-sociology Odor-control Risk-analysis Risk-factors Safety-climate Safety-clothing Safety-education Safety-measures Safety-monitoring Safety-personnel Safety-practices

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• ISSN:
  1074-7583
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  37-50
• Volume:
  8
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20035127
• Citation:
  J Agric Saf Health 2002 Feb; 8(1):37-50
• Contact Point Address:
  C. A. McCoy, Department of Nursing, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY 41099
• Email:
  mccoy@nku.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2002
• Performing Organization:
  University of Kentucky
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d382076a7cc5638511cb6c0ceb3cf7f8244f41f6380a0edc01c1ee4305353c11588ba02377ffaa140a84dde3f5f07928c5405609dc1677ee7ce2b0d0f965312d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/187085/cdc_187085_DS1.pdf
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