Children’s Behavioral Traits and Risk of Injury: Analyses from a Case-Control Study of Agricultural Households

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• Personal Author:
  Alexander BH ; Carlson KF ; Church, Timothy R. ; Gerberich, Susan G. ; Masten AS ; Renier CM ; Ryan, Andrew D. ; Shutske JM
• Description:
  Problem: Children on family agricultural operations have high risk of injury. The association between children's behavioral traits and their risk of injury is not well understood. Method: Data from the Regional Rural Injury Study-II were used to assess behavioral risk factors for injury to children ages six to <20 years. A total of 379 injury events (cases) and 1,562 randomly selected controls were identified. Adjusted odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI), calculated using logistic regression, were used to estimate injury risk in reference to behavioral traits. Results: Injury risks were greater for children with high levels of depressive symptoms (OR=1.9, CI=1.0-3.7) and aggression (OR=1.6, CI=0.9-2.7), and low levels of careful/cautious behavior (OR=1.8, CI=1.1-2.9). Children with low levels of self-regulation had reduced risks (OR=0.4, CI=0.2-0.8). Discussion: Results suggest that children's behaviors affect their risk of agricultural injury. Additional research could elucidate mechanisms and inform interventions. Impact on Industry: The development of multifaceted, sustainable approaches for prevention is necessary for this unique population. These findings suggest a need for interventions that incorporate specific behavior-related risk factors in the context of family farms and ranches. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Agriculture Behavior Education Epidemiology Farmers Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Staff Development Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Age-factors Agricultural-industry Agricultural-workers Author Keywords: Agricultural Injury Behavior-patterns Children Farm Safety Injuries Injury Injury-prevention Occupational-hazards Risk-analysis Risk-factors Statistical-analysis Training Work-environment Youth

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• ISSN:
  0022-4375
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Minnesota ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  97-103
• Volume:
  40
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20035413
• Citation:
  J Safety Res 2009 Apr; 40(2):97-103
• Contact Point Address:
  Kathleen F. Carlson, Polytrauma and Blast-Related Injuries QUERI, Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, VA Medical Center (152/2E), One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417
• Email:
  ferg0114@umn.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• NORA Priority Area:
  Work Environment and Workforce: Special Populations
• Performing Organization:
  University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19980930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Safety Research
• End Date:
  20020929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:09d700f7c6e198edc54fd829cb0fc021734a8f84aaa7e8d69438b5c9478a082c94f0a9e035f03275492d47ddc9908709a8a15fc2451a737bf15e6fa7269a0ec5
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/187278/cdc_187278_DS1.pdf
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