TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Effectiveness of participatory training for the promotion of work-related health and safety among Korean farmers
JO  - Industrial health
A1  - Kim, Jin-Seok
A1  - Yoon, Seong-Yong
A1  - Cho, Seong-Yong
A1  - Kim, Sang-Kyu
A1  - Chung, In-Sung
A1  - Shin, Hyeong-Soo
SP  - 391
EP  - 401
VL  - 55
IS  - 4
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0019-8366
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2486/indhealth.2017-0015
ID  - ref1
ER  -