Acute occupational injury among adolescent farmworkers from South Texas

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• Personal Author:
  Cooper CJ ; Cooper SP ; del Junco DJ ; Shipp EM ; Whitworth RE
• Description:
  PURPOSE: This combined cross-sectional/cohort study addressed research gaps by estimating the rate of non-fatal occupational injury and identifying potential determinants among a population of adolescent farmworkers who are largely Hispanic and migrant. METHODS: The cohort included 410 farmworkers (aged 13-19 years) attending high school in South Texas along the border with Mexico. Data collection involved a self-administered, Web-based survey that solicited information on demographics, farm work variables including person-time at risk, occupational injury, health status and health risk behaviours. Cox regression was used to identify potential risk factors for non-fatal injury events experienced during a 9-month recall period. RESULTS: Depending on the definition of injury, the rate of non-fatal injury ranged from 27.0-73.6/100 full time equivalents. Variables with an increased and statistically significant HR in an adjusted Cox model included: age groups <15 years-old (5.82) and 16 years-old (4.47), usually sleeping <8 h during the week (2.10), feeling tense, stressed or anxious sometimes/often (2.25), not watching TV (2.65), working around ditches (2.01) and detasseling (2.70). CONCLUSIONS: The high observed rates of non-fatal injury combined with the potential negative consequences and cost of these injuries signifies a compelling need for injury prevention efforts targeting adolescent, Hispanic, farmworkers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Agriculture Behavior Cohort Studies Emigration And Immigration Occupational Health Risk Assessment Safety
• Keywords:
  Adolescents Agricultural Workers Cohort Studies Cross-sectional Studies Injuries Injury Prevention Migrant Workers Risk Analysis
• ISSN:
  1353-8047
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement ; Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  North Carolina ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  264-270
• Volume:
  19
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20043960
• Citation:
  Inj Prev 2013 Aug; 19(4):264-270
• Contact Point Address:
  Eva Monique Shipp, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Rural Public Health, Texas A&M Health Science Center, 210 SRPH Administration Bldg, College Station, TX 77843-1266, USA
• Email:
  eshipp@srph.tamhsc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Injury Prevention
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2a0c0466afed1874ad864dd4d7d9c4352211aaf1b06b3881271259b76758f673b07ca0a48f56bd2364a68e33a9080942d35d737307ca6a7bd67b2cf16dcb27fa
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/199822/cdc_199822_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 140.51 KB ]