TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2003//
TI  - Risk factors for agricultural injury: a case-control analysis of Iowa farmers in the Agricultural Health Study
JO  - Journal of agricultural safety and health
A1  - Alavanja, Michael C. R.
A1  - Sandler, Dale P.
A1  - Burmeister, L. F.
A1  - Logsden-Sackett, N.
A1  - Thu, Kendall
A1  - Whitten, P. S.
A1  - Lynch, Charles F.
A1  - Zwerling, Craig S.
A1  - Sprince, N. L.
SP  - 5
EP  - 18
VL  - 9
IS  - 1
N2  - 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 (> or = 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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SN  - 1074-7583
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -