Changing a dangerous rural cultural tradition: a randomized control study of youth as extra riders on tractors

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• Personal Author:
  Jinnah HA ; Rains GC ; Stoneman Z
• Description:
  PURPOSE: This study used a randomized control design to evaluate the effectiveness of AgTeen, an in-home, family-based farm safety intervention, in decreasing extra riding on tractors by youth. Having children as extra riders on tractors has deep roots in farm culture, but it can result in serious injury or death. METHODS: The study randomized 151 families into 3 groups: parent-led intervention (fathers taught their families about farm safety), staff-led intervention (staff members who were peer farmers taught families), and a no-treatment control. Mothers, fathers, and all children aged 10-19 participated in the lessons. FINDINGS: At study entry, 93% of youth reported that they had been an extra rider on a tractor in the past year. Although they were aware of the injury risk, fathers frequently gave tractor rides to their children. After the intervention, fathers in both AgTeen groups were less likely than control fathers to give youth tractor rides. Intervention youth were less likely than control youth to be extra riders. The intervention positively affected the extra-riding attitudes and injury risk perceptions of mothers and fathers. The parent-led and staff-led groups did not significantly differ across study outcomes. CONCLUSIONS: Findings confirm the effectiveness of a family-based intervention in decreasing extra riding on tractors by youth. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Agriculture Behavior Education Farmers Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Staff Development

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• Keywords:
  Adolescents Agricultural-industry Agricultural-machinery Agricultural-workers Children Humans Injuries Machine-operation Risk-factors Safety-practices Tractors Training Traumatic-injuries

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• ISSN:
  0890-765X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  388-396
• Volume:
  30
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20045527
• Citation:
  J Rural Health 2014 Autumn; 30(4):388-396
• Contact Point Address:
  Zolinda Stoneman, PhD, Institute on Human Development & Disability, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30605
• Email:
  zo@uga.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• Performing Organization:
  University of Georgia
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20070801
• Source Full Name:
  The Journal of Rural Health
• End Date:
  20110731
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4494097c2034b6f8d73b89572043356b6fc61b799cfdee87019981ea45301fc9e0521af58b7f88f733fa6587dea2b7a91d231baca3b9e76d5bbdc6e61cc10468
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/200920/cdc_200920_DS1.pdf
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