Citation

Schenker MB, Lopez R, Wintemute GJ. Am. J. Public Health 1995; 85(1): 89-92.

Affiliation

Department of Internal Medicine, University of California at Davis 95616-8648.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, American Public Health Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7832268

PMCID

PMC1615283

Abstract

To evaluate farm-related deaths among children in California and to identify specific risk factors, this study used death certificate tapes to identify 40 farm-related deaths among children under age 15 in California for 1980 to 1989. Mortality rates and odds ratios for cause-specific unintentional farm deaths were calculated. While California's farm-related mortality rate was lower than those in the midwestern states studied, the rate for Hispanic boys was 70% higher than that for non-Hispanics. The odds of death from machinery (81.3), animals (10.1), electricity (5.2), and nontraffic motor vehicles (3.4) were significantly greater than those in nonfarm locations; those from drowning were significantly lower (0.2). Specific factors associated with the lower California mortality rate need to be identified.