Where do agricultural producers get safety and health information

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• Personal Author:
  Cheyney M ; Chiu, Sophia ; Gerr F ; Ramirez M
• Description:
  There is little empirical guidance regarding communication sources and channels used and trusted by agricultural producers. The goal of this study was to characterize frequency of use and levels of trust in agricultural safety and health information sources and channels accessed by agricultural producers. A sample of 195 agricultural producers was surveyed at county fairs in Iowa. Information was collected about the frequency of use and level of trust in 14 information sources and channels. Associations between age, gender, and education level and use and trust of each information source or channel were estimated using logistic regression. The sample consisted of 72% men with a mean age of 50.1 (SD = 15.6) years. Newspaper and magazine articles were the most commonly used agricultural safety and health information source or channel; 77% (n = 140) of respondents reporting using them at least monthly. Among those reporting monthly or more frequent use, 75% reported trusting mostly or completely, compared with 58% using and 49% trusting the Internet. High levels of use and trust of newspaper and magazine articles did not vary significantly by age, gender, or education level. Age in the highest tertile (57-83 years) was marginally associated with lower odds of using, as well as using and trusting, all the information sources and channels studied except for medical clinics (use only: odds ratio [OR], 3.51, 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.79-15.64; use and trust: OR, 5.90, 95% CI, 0.91-38.42). These findings suggest that traditional media may be more effective than digital media for delivering agricultural safety and health information to agricultural producers. Medical clinics may be an untapped venue for communicating with older agricultural producers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Agriculture Farmers Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Age Groups Agricultural Industry Agricultural Workers Author Keywords: Agriculture Communication Communication Systems Health Medical Facilities Safety Safety Education
• ISSN:
  1059-924X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  265-272
• Volume:
  20
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046554
• Citation:
  J Agromedicine 2015 Jul; 20(3):265-272
• Contact Point Address:
  Fred Gerr, MD, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, 145 N. Riverside Drive, CPHB S322, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
• Email:
  fred-gerr@uiowa.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa, Iowa City
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agromedicine
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6e2a05a23c5e8a526b2042be12e6abd9f028422a1dd59f217fca5a2310418edb9ca18c585d8101d7aca911c557342887e5fe9c48cb07d02b0f753e3dcbb29f2b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/201569/cdc_201569_DS1.pdf
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