Risk factors for agricultural injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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• Personal Author:
  Achutan, Chandran ; Haynatzki G ; Jadhav R ; Rajaram S ; Rautiainen, Risto
• Description:
  The objective of this study was to identify significant risk factors for agricultural injury based on the literature. The authors conducted a systematic review of commonly reported risk factors. Studies that reported adjusted odds ratio (OR) or relative risk (RR) estimates for the selected risk factors were identified from PubMed and Google Scholar. Pooled risk factor estimates were calculated using meta-analysis. A total of 441 (PubMed) and 285 (Google Scholar) studies were found in the initial searches; of these, 132 and 78 studies, respectively, met the selection criteria for injury outcomes, and 32 of these reported adjusted OR or RR estimates. One study was excluded because it did not meet the set Newcastle-Ottawa Scale quality criteria. Finally, 31 studies were used for meta-analysis. The pooled ORs for the risk factors were as follows: male gender (vs. female) 1.68, full-time farmer (vs. part-time) 2.17, owner/operator (vs. family member or hired worker) 1.64, regular medication use (vs. no regular medication use) 1.57, prior injury (vs. no prior injury) 1.75, health problems (vs. no health problems) 1.21, stress or depression (vs. no stress or depression) 1.86, and hearing loss (vs. no hearing loss) 2.01. All selected factors except health problems significantly increased the risk of injury, and they should be (a) considered when selecting high-risk populations for interventions, and (b) considered as potential confounders in intervention studies. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Farmers Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural-industry Agricultural-workers Analytical-processes Author Keywords: Agricultural Injury Farm Injury Injuries Mathematical-models Meta-analysis Risk-analysis Risk-factors Risk Factor Statistical-analysis Surveillance Systematic Review

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• ISSN:
  1059-924X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Nebraska ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  434-449
• Volume:
  20
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046869
• Citation:
  J Agromedicine 2015 Oct; 20(4):434-449
• Contact Point Address:
  Dr. Risto Rautiainen, Department of Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 984388 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-4388, USA
• Email:
  rrautiainen@unmc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Nebraska Medical Center - Omaha
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20110901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agromedicine
• End Date:
  20270831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d767c4f3e84168dd60ea9616a45a0a071f37607c28f249b11bfe3060df07812c6ed3460993af74d0266219e424b07693bd69f03c8e4e125ae4babd24fa5812dc
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/202148/cdc_202148_DS1.pdf
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