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Review and Meta-Analysis of Emerging Risk Factors for Agricultural Injury



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    Agricultural injury is a significant public health problem globally. Extensive research has addressed this problem, and a growing number of risk factors have been reported. The authors evaluated the evidence for frequently reported risk factors earlier. The objective in the current study was to identify emerging risk factors for agricultural injury and calculate pooled estimates for factors that were assessed in two or more studies. A total of 441 (PubMed) and 285 (Google Scholar) studies were identified focusing on occupational injuries in agriculture. From these, 39 studies reported point estimates of risk factors for injury; 38 of them passed the Newcastle-Ottawa criteria for quality and were selected for the systematic review and meta-analysis. Several risk factors were significantly associated with injury in the meta-analysis. These included older age (vs. younger), education up to high school or higher (vs. lower), non-Caucasian race (vs. Caucasian), Finnish language (vs. Swedish), residence on-farm (vs. off-farm), sleeping less than 7-7.5 hours (vs. more), high perceived injury risk (vs. low), challenging social conditions (vs. normal), greater farm sales, size, income, and number of employees on the farm (vs. smaller), animal production (vs. other production), unsafe practices conducted (vs. not), computer use (vs. not), dermal exposure to pesticides and/or chemicals (vs. not), high cooperation between farms (vs. not), and machinery condition fair/poor (vs. excellent/good). Eighteen of the 25 risk factors were significant in the meta-analysis. The identified risk factors should be considered when designing interventions and selecting populations at high risk of injury. [Description provided by NIOSH]
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  • ISSN:
    1059-924X
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Funding:
    Cooperative Agreement
  • Genre:
    Journal Article
  • Place as Subject:
  • CIO:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  • Topic:
    Workplace Safety & Health
  • Location:
    North America
  • Pages in Document:
    284-297
  • Volume:
    21
  • Issue:
    3
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:20052862
  • Citation:
    J Agromedicine 2016 Jul; 21(3):284-297
  • Contact Point Address:
    Risto Rautiainen, Department of Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 984395 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
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  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha-512:589654e3f03ff8934d109258cde57ba0e9b22b9a73ee699369ffd7a1c71db4c575fb67859d94a81229fd3d3417a2225f1f66fbb9e05e0ac0f39845dbf3368fcf
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