Participatory approach to identify interventions to improve the health, safety, and work productivity of smallholder women vegetable farmers in The Gambia

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• Personal Author:
  Cook T ; Culp K ; Donham, Kelley ; Kuye R ; Peek-Asa, Corinne ; Ramirez M ; Rautiainen, Risto ; Vanderwal L
• Description:
  OBJECTIVE: This paper describes the qualitative, community-based participatory approach used to identify culturally-acceptable and sustainable interventions to improve the occupational health, safety, and productivity of smallholder women vegetable farmers in The Gambia (West Africa). MATERIALS AND METHODS: This approach was used to conduct: 1) analysis of the tasks and methods traditionally used in vegetable production, and 2) selection of interventions. RESULTS: The most arduous garden tasks that were amenable to interventions were identified, and the interventions were selected through a participatory process for further evaluation. CONCLUSIONS: Factors contributing to the successful implementation of the participatory approach used in this study included the following: 1) ensuring that cultural norms were respected and observed; 2) working closely with the existing garden leadership structure; and 3) research team members working with the subjects for an extended period of time to gain first-hand understanding of the selected tasks and to build credibility with the subjects. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Agriculture Farmers Occupational Health Safety Women
• Keywords:
  Age Groups Agricultural Industry Agricultural Workers Author Keywords: Vegetable Production Community-based Participatory Research Gardeners Humans Occupational Health And Safety West Africa Worker Productivity
• ISSN:
  1077-3525
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant ; Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; Nebraska ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  36-47
• Volume:
  24
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20039404
• Citation:
  Int J Occup Environ Health 2011 Mar; 24(1):36-47
• Contact Point Address:
  Risto Rautiainen, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Swanson Hall 3058, Omaha, NE 68198-5110
• Email:
  rrautiainen@unmc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:55755403ee740f1d1f305f90a39f95d8415ac4bdf53c7f1a619d7e260fce2997c7d16f823525a2fc49da531f6265079d13c517d85e76550e71fe5010ce34b4b5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/192699/cdc_192699_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 1.40 MB ]