@article{ref1,
title="Effectiveness of participatory training for the promotion of work-related health and safety among Korean farmers",
journal="Industrial health",
year="2017",
author="Kim, Jin-Seok and Yoon, Seong-Yong and Cho, Seong-Yong and Kim, Sang-Kyu and Chung, In-Sung and Shin, Hyeong-Soo",
volume="55",
number="4",
pages="391-401",
abstract="This study was conducted to explore the effectiveness of participatory training for promoting farmer's health and reducing agricultural work-related injuries. Candidates for this study included 595 farmers in 8 rural villages of South Korea. The one-day course participatory training was administered to 217(36.5%) farmers and included an action-checklist, a good example presentation, and group discussion. The follow-up visit to participants' houses and farms was performed after 1 to 3 months. A direct interview survey was administered pre- and post-trainings. The total number of proposed action plans for the improvement of working condition was 620. It was observed that 61.5% of action plans (72.2% of short term and 41.3% of long term plans) were completely implemented. In regards to health and safety indices, the proportion of current smokers was reduced from 29.8% to 25.3% in the group that underwent training. The pesticide intoxication was reduced from 16.1% to 4.8% in participants that underwent training. However, the agricultural injury rate was unchanged in both groups. This study reports significant beneficial effects of participatory training in the agriculture sector in Korea.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0019-8366",
doi="10.2486/indhealth.2017-0015",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.2486/indhealth.2017-0015"
}