Children’s Agricultural Injury: Associations Between Behavioral Traits and High-Risk Work Exposures

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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:
  Objective: This study examined associations between children's behaviors and their exposures to high-risk agricultural work environments. Methods: The Regional Rural Injury Study-II included a population-based nested case-control study involving 7,420 agricultural households. Computerassisted telephone interviews were used to collect data for six-month recall periods. A total of 1,941 children at-risk for agricultural injury were identified for analysis. Odds of high-risk work exposures were estimated in reference to behavioral items and scores for five scales, based on a priori constructs and exploratory factor analysis. Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated through logistic regression, controlling for potential confounders by means of directed acyclic graphs. Results: Children with high scores for depressive symptoms were more likely to work with dairy cattle (OR ¼ 2.5, CI ¼ 1.3-4.7), while those with high aggression were more likely to ride on tractors (OR ¼ 1.8, CI ¼ 1.1-2.9) and operate large equipment (OR ¼ 1.7, CI ¼ 0.9-3.2). Children with low self-regulation (OR ¼ 0.6, CI ¼ 0.4-1.0) or responsible conduct (OR ¼ 0.7, CI ¼ 0.4-1.1) were less likely to operate tractors, and those with low responsible conduct were less likely to work with beef cattle (OR ¼ 0.7, CI ¼ 0.4-1.0) or horses (OR ¼ 0.5, CI ¼ 0.3-0.8). Conclusions: Results indicate that children's high-risk work exposures are driven, at least in part, by their behavioral traits. Understanding these relationships will better inform efforts to prevent children's agricultural injury. [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:
  165
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20037601
• Citation:
  Am J Epidemiol 2007 Jun; 165(11)(Suppl):S127
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2007
• 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
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