Risk factors for agricultural injury: A case-control analysis of Iowa farmers in the agricultural health study

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[1] Sprince, Nancy L.

[2] Zwerling, Craig

[3] Lynch, Charles F.

[4] Whitten, Paul S.

[5] 2,Thu, Kendall

[6] Logsden-Sackett, Nyla

[7] Burmeister, Leon F.

[8] Sandler, Dale P.

[9] Alavanja, Michael C.R.

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Sprince, N.L. (nancy-sprince@uiowa.edu) | 1600年 / American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers卷 / 09期

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Accident prevention - Health hazards - Risk assessment;

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The purpose of this case-control study nested in the Agricultural Health Study was to assess risk factors for agricultural injury among a large group of Iowa farmers. A questionnaire sent to 6,999 farmers identified 431 cases who had a farm work-related injury requiring medical advice/treatment in the previous year and 473 controls who had no injury in the previous year. We assessed several potential risk factors for injury. A multiple logistic regression analysis showed significant associations between farm work-related injury and weekly farming work hours (≥ 50 hours/week) (OR = 1.65; 95% CI = 1.23-2.21), the presence of large livestock (OR = 1.77; 95% CI = 1.24-2.51), education beyond high school (OR = 1.61; 95% CI = 1.21-2.12), regular medication use (OR = 1.44; 95% CI = 1.04-1.96), wearing a hearing aid (OR = 2.36; 95% CI = 1.07-5.20), and younger age. These results confirm the importance of risk factors identified in previous analytic studies and suggest directions for future research in preventive intervention strategies to reduce farm work-related injuries.

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