Children’s Agricultural Injury: Potential Behavior-Related Risk Factors

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• Personal Author:
  Alexander BH ; Carlson KF ; Church, Timothy R. ; Gerberich, Susan G. ; Masten AS ; Renier CM ; Ryan, Andrew D.
• Description:
  Objective: This study examines potential behavior-related risk factors for children's agricultural injury in a cohort of 32,602 farming and ranching households. Methods: The Regional Rural Injury Study - II was a population- based nested case-control study occurring in 1999 (phase 1) and 2001 (phase 2). Computer-assisted telephone interviews were used to collect demographic, exposure, and injury data for six-month recall periods. A total of 391 injured children (cases) and 1,625 randomly selected controls were identified for the current study.We estimated children's odds of injury by behavioral items and scores adapted from the Parent Observation of Child Adaptation (POCA) checklist and the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated using logistic regression, controlling for potential confounders by means of directed acyclic graphs. Results: Only individual POCA and CBCL items were associated with risk. Children who often or almost always got into fights (versus sometimes/almost never) had increased odds of injury (OR ¼ 1.9, CI ¼ 1.0, 3.6), as did those who broke rules (OR ¼ 2.0, CI ¼ 0.9, 4.2) or worked hard (OR ¼ 1.6, CI ¼ 1.0, 2.5). Children who sometimes/almost never were cautious (OR ¼ 1.4, CI ¼ 1.0, 2.0) or sometimes/ almost never planned carefully (OR ¼ 1.3, CI ¼ 1.0, 1.7) also had increased odds of injury. Conclusions: These results suggest that children's behavioral characteristics play a role in determining their risk of agricultural injury. Additional research could elucidate the mechanisms and suggest interventions. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Aging Agriculture Behavior Environmental Exposure Environmental Health Environmental Monitoring Environmental Pollution Epidemiology Family Farmers Mental Health Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Safety Management Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Age-factors Age-groups Agricultural-workers Behavior-patterns Biological-systems Children Environmental-factors Environmental-hazards Exposure-assessment Exposure-levels Exposure-methods Families Injury-prevention Occupational-exposure Occupational-hazards Psychological-factors Psychological-reactions Psychological-responses Quantitative-analysis Risk-analysis Risk-factors Safety-education Safety-measures Safety-practices Standards Statistical-analysis Work-environment Work-organization Work-practices

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• ISSN:
  0002-9262
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Minnesota ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  163
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20037598
• Citation:
  Am J Epidemiol 2006 Jun; 163(11)(Suppl):S209
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Performing Organization:
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Epidemiology
• Supplement:
  Suppl
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7ff5776903e7411eb74c4c26c6973b1c4da73bec2ae0b04103875d74da1ab43b024032c478982a0c294cff6dd84dc838d8cb28dd8bf82de352fd353e119a283f
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/188668/cdc_188668_DS1.pdf
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