Sleep-Related Factors and Work-Related Injuries Among Farmers in Heilongjiang Province, People’s Republic of China

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• Personal Author:
  Han Y ; Qian X ; Stallones L ; Sun Y ; Wang L ; Xiang H ; Xie Z ; Zhu H
• Description:
  The association between sleep and work-related injuries among Chinese farmers has not been well studied. This study examined the impact of lack of sleep on agricultural work-related injuries among farmers in China. Data were from a cross-sectional survey of farm-workers in northeastern China. Information was obtained on injuries that occurred in 12 months prior to the survey, on eight sleep-related variables, and on socio-demographic variables. Logistic regression analyses were conducted to test the hypothesis that lack of sleep significantly increased the risk of work-related injuries after controlling for other injury-related risk- factors. Farmers who slept less than six hours per night were 59% more likely to be injured than those who slept more than eight hours per night (OR = 1.59; 95% CI = 1.04, 2.41). The odds of a work-related injury was 2.46 (1.56-3.89) for farmers who reported going to sleep after midnight at least once a week compared with farmers who reported going to sleep after midnight once a month. Farmers who reported having difficulty falling asleep or waking frequently during the night, who often having nightmares, or who experienced daytime sleepiness were at higher injury risk compared with the reference group after controlling for age, gender and alcohol consumption. Reduced sleep hours and poor sleep quality significantly increased the risk of work-related injuries in Chinese farmers. Sleep hours and sleep quality should be considered when assessing occupational safety among farmers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Agriculture Epidemiology Farmers Occupational Health Safety Sex Characteristics Sleep Sleep Initiation And Maintenance Disorders
• Keywords:
  Age Factors Agricultural Safety Agricultural Workers Association Author Keywords: Sleep-related Factors Chinese Farmers Equipment Operation Farm Workers Gender Factors Injuries Injury Population Based Studies Risk Assessment Sex Factors Sleep Deprivation

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• ISSN:
  1660-4601
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  11
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052130
• Citation:
  Int J Environ Res Public Health 2014 Sep; 11(9):9446-9459
• Contact Point Address:
  Huiyun Xiang, Center for Injury Research and Policy, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
• Email:
  Huiyun.Xiang@nationwidechildrens.org
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Colorado State University - Ft. Collins
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20030915
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• End Date:
  20270914
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f5db436b61d3ea160ef441c40550b9e5da95344757820f945756fc980112e0b9f7ccdef08d6e43a6f44f2eb1c6226483c2abdec055f07755173bfde277217abe
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211719/cdc_211719_DS1.pdf
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