@article{ref1,
title="Missed work due to occupational illness among Hispanic horse workers",
journal="Journal of agricultural safety and health",
year="2018",
author="Bush, Ashley M. and Westneat, Susan and Browning, Steven R. and Swanberg, Jennifer",
volume="24",
number="2",
pages="89-107",
abstract="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.<br><br>Copyright© by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1074-7583",
doi="10.13031/jash.12735",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.13031/jash.12735"
}