Effectiveness, Safety, and Sustainability of a Hand Water Pump Among Women Vegetable Farmers in the Gambia

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• Personal Author:
  Cook T ; Culp K ; Donham, Kelley ; Kuye R ; Peek-Asa, Corinne ; Ramirez M ; Rautiainen, Risto ; Vanderwal L
• Description:
  Women vegetable farmers (n = 48) in West Africa engaged in timed trials with a hand water pump and traditional water lifting methods. Use of the water pump increased the mean time required to lift water by 14% (p < 0.01), compared to traditional lifting. Average and maximum heart rates increased by 7% and 6%, respectively (each p < 0.01), compared to traditional water lifting. Discomfort and injury indicators were consistently better for the pump. Two months later, most subjects reported that the water pump was safer (65%), faster (77%), and was preferred (77%). Manual water pumps should be comprehensively evaluated for efficiency and long-term sustainability. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Farmers Occupational Health Safety Women
• Keywords:
  Africa Agricultural Industry Agricultural Workers Author Keywords: Hand Water Pump Gardeners Hand Tools Humans Intervention Intervention Effectiveness Lifting Manual Lifting Partnership Pumps Tools Vegetable Farming Water Supply Worker Health Work Performance

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• ISSN:
  1044-0046
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant ; Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; Nebraska ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  394-407
• Volume:
  35
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062082
• Citation:
  J Sustain Agric 2011 Apr; 35(4):394-407
• Contact Point Address:
  Risto Rautiainen, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Swanson Hall 3058, Omaha, NE 68198-5110, USA
• Email:
  rrautiainen@unmc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Sustainable Agriculture
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c6aa7adc3a5a919e76f5a5cbc6d51e713e3abf7b5761bed92902f9a1032cd1cf2ab5952bb1375de88dd6a8b4ad63be624d490676716a1595f02be52d67d99ff7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225400/cdc_225400_DS1.pdf
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