TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Farm work-related injuries and risk factors in South Korean agriculture
JO  - Journal of agromedicine
A1  - Kim, Hyocher
A1  - Räsänen, Kimmo
A1  - Chae, Hyeseon
A1  - Kim, Kyungsu
A1  - Kim, Kyungran
A1  - Lee, Kyungsuk
SP  - 345
EP  - 352
VL  - 21
IS  - 4
N2  - Agriculture a risk-filled industry in South Korea, as it is worldwide. The aims of this study were to identify the magnitude of farm work-related injuries and evaluate the association between injury and possible risk factors. Farmers, including farm members (n=16,160) were surveyed. After excluding 7 subjects with missing data in questions about injury, 16,153 farmer responses were used for our analysis. Of the 16,153 farmers, 3.6% answered having at least one farm work-related injury requiring outpatient treatment or hospitalization during 2012. The proportion of injured men (4.3%) was 1.5 times higher than women (2.9%). From an age perspective, the proportion was 1.3% of those aged 49 or below, 2.7% of those aged 50-59, 4.2% of those aged 60-69, 4.2% of those aged 70-79, and 3.1% of those aged 80 or above. We used a multivariate logistic regression analysis with a stepwise model (forward) for risk factors (gender, age, farm ownership, farm type, work years in agriculture, work months during 2012, night work experience and work experience under the influence of alcohol). The increased risk of farm work-related injuries significantly remained associated with age, farm ownership, and experience of night work. Further studies should be conducted to consistently identify injury characteristics, especially for old farmers, considering the crop cultivation in Asian countries.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1059-924X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1059924X.2016.1211573
ID  - ref1
ER  -