Occupational exposures and migration factors associated with respiratory health in California Latino farm workers: the MICASA study

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• Personal Author:
  Bennett D ; Bigham CW ; Schenker MB ; Stoecklin-Marosis MT ; Tancredi DJ
• Description:
  Objective: To evaluate associations of agricultural work and migration on self-reported respiratory symptoms in a Latino farm worker sample. Methods: Work history and respiratory symptoms were assessed in 702 workers through interviews in a community-based cohort. Results: Prevalence was 6% for asthma, 5% for chronic cough, 3% for chronic bronchitis, and 7% for persistent wheeze. The total number of years in agriculture was associated with asthma; however, time-weighted average dust exposure, use of protective equipment, and pesticide use in the past 12 months were not associated with respiratory outcomes. Living 15 years or more in the United States (adjusted odds ratio = 3.60; 95% confidence interval = 1.16 to 11.16) and medium/high acculturation (adjusted odds ratio = 6.06; 95% confidence interval = 1.40 to 26.29) were associated with increased odds of asthma in women. Conclusions: Analysis of this community-based Latino farmworker cohort identified associations with asthma, particularly with migration factors in women. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Asthma Asthma, Occupational Farmers Insecticides Occupational Health Respiratory System Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Industry Agricultural Workers Farm Workers Pesticides And Agricultural Chemicals Respiratory Health Respiratory Irritants
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant ; Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  152-158
• Volume:
  57
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20045730
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2015 Feb; 57(2):152-158
• Contact Point Address:
  Maria T. Stoecklin-Marois, PhD, MPH, Department of Public Health Sciences, Center for Health and the Environment, One Shields Ave, University of California Davis, Davis, CA 95616
• Email:
  mtstoecklin@ucdavis.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of California - Davis
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20080401
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20140331
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:554b61fef31540316c157818b23b4e9c7822f40151474927c8f2036ea8390818e341580a108ce21298ec216487725732e562070befb5cfb5c30a182e24a9f7f3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/201034/cdc_201034_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 117.49 KB ]