Missed Work Due to Occupational Illness Among Hispanic Horse Workers

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• Personal Author:
  Browning SR ; Bush AM ; Swanberg J ; Westneat S
• Description:
  Occupational illnesses are inadequately reported for agriculture, an industry dominated by a vulnerable Hispanic population and high fatal and nonfatal injury rates. Work-related illnesses can contribute to missed work, caused by a combination of personal and work factors, with costs to the individual, employer, and society. To better understand agricultural occupational illnesses, 225 Hispanic horse workers were interviewed via community-based convenience sampling. Descriptive statistics, bivariate analyses, and log binomial regression modeling were used to: (1) describe the prevalence of missed work due to work-related illnesses among Hispanic horse workers, (2) examine work-related and personal factors associated with missed work, and (3) identify health symptoms and work-related characteristics potentially associated with missed work. Key findings reveal that having at least one child (PR = 1.71, 95% CI = 1.03, 2.84), having poor self-reported general health (PR = 0.72, 95% CI = 0.48, 1.08), experiencing stress during a typical workday (PR = 2.58, 95% CI = 1.25, 5.32), or spending less time with horses (PR = 1.87, 95% CI = 1.15, 3.05) are significant predictors of missing work. Interventions can be designed to identify workers most susceptible to missing work and provide resources to reduce absenteeism. Future research should examine work-related illness in agricultural horse production, including personal and work-related factors, in order to diminish occupational health disparities among these workers, who are more likely to be employed in hazardous agricultural work. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Absenteeism Animal Husbandry Animals Delivery Of Health Care Farmers Healthcare Disparities Livestock Occupational Health Race Factors Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Animal Husbandry Author Keywords: Agriculture Farm Workers Health Disparities Horse Workers Illness Injuries Livestock Industry Medical Care Missed Work Occupational Racial Factors Risk Factors Work Environment Worker Absenteeism

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• ISSN:
  1074-7583
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky ; Maryland ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  89-107
• Volume:
  24
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052994
• Citation:
  J Agric Saf Health 2018 Apr; 24(2):89-107
• Contact Point Address:
  Ashley M. Bush, Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center, Lexington, KY 40504
• Email:
  ashleybush@uky.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Kentucky
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8c91fc7429ca655298b0404cae75c88da62bd9ff988849fc9c2ef7ee6b00455005ff7d00fb68e49cd627c05d43e777f9a75b582013477686f83f9f13a0e1983b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/215871/cdc_215871_DS1.pdf
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