Predictors of use of hearing protection among a representative sample of farmers

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• Personal Author:
  Lusk SL ; McCullagh MC ; Ronis DL
• Description:
  Farmers experience higher rates of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) than workers in most other industries. We developed a model of farmers' use of hearing protection, and tested it with a random sample (n = 532) of farmers from the upper Midwest. Barriers to using hearing protection (e.g., difficulty communicating; OR=.44, p < .003) were negatively related to use. Greater access/availability of hearing protectors (OR = 1.75, p < .010) and male gender (OR = .43, p < .019) were positively related to use. The model correctly predicted use of hearing protection for 74% of the cases. Overall, farmers demonstrated low hearing protector use, and results were similar to those from previous studies of non-farm workers. Findings from this study will be useful in designing interventions to increase farmers' hearing protector use and decrease their rates of NIHL. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Behavior Ear Farmers Hearing Loss Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Men Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Safety Sense Organs

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• Keywords:
  Agricultural-workers Agriculture Author Keywords: Hearing Loss Ear-protectors Hearing-loss Hearing-protection Injury-prevention Mathematical-models Noise Noise-control Noise-exposure Noise-induced-hearing-loss Noise-protection Prevention And Control

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• ISSN:
  0160-6891
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; North Dakota ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  33
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20038091
• Citation:
  Res Nurs Health 2010 Dec; 33(6):528-538
• Contact Point Address:
  M.C. McCullagh, School of Nursing, University of Michigan, 400 N. Ingalls, Suite 3182, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5482, USA
• Email:
  mcculla@umich.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• Performing Organization:
  North Dakota State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050801
• Source Full Name:
  Research in Nursing and Health
• End Date:
  20080731
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:dc021734fab66549f9a16a45396d12a46fabb8d01f4382621e3109ecd4684f737a0599b4a9290e142009c321651480faf2ce4393c610a67457136b75311a943d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/191907/cdc_191907_DS1.pdf
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