Estimated rate of agricultural injury: the Korean Farmers’ Occupational Disease and Injury Survey

Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Hyeseon Chae³  Kyungdoo Min³  kanwoo Youn¹  Jinwoo Park²  Kyungran Kim³  Hyocher Kim³  Kyungsuk Lee³ 

[1] Wonjin Institute for Occupational and Environmental Health, Seoul, Republic of Korea

[2] Department of Applied Statistics, University of Suwon, Suwon, Republic of Korea

[3] National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Suwon, Republic of Korea

关键词: Injury rate;    Statistics;    Accident;    Disease;    Occupational injury;    Farmer;    Agriculture;   

Others  :  790553
DOI  :  10.1186/2052-4374-26-8

 received in 2014-04-14, accepted in 2014-04-14,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Objectives

This study estimated the rate of agricultural injury using a nationwide survey and identified factors associated with these injuries.

Methods

The first Korean Farmers’ Occupational Disease and Injury Survey (KFODIS) was conducted by the Rural Development Administration in 2009. Data from 9,630 adults were collected through a household survey about agricultural injuries suffered in 2008. We estimated the injury rates among those whose injury required an absence of more than 4 days. Logistic regression was performed to identify the relationship between the prevalence of agricultural injuries and the general characteristics of the study population.

Results

We estimated that 3.2% (±0.00) of Korean farmers suffered agricultural injuries that required an absence of more than 4 days. The injury rates among orchard farmers (5.4 ± 0.00) were higher those of all non-orchard farmers. The odds ratio (OR) for agricultural injuries was significantly lower in females (OR: 0.45, 95% CI = 0.45–0.45) compared to males. However, the odds of injury among farmers aged 50–59 (OR: 1.53, 95% CI = 1.46–1.60), 60–69 (OR: 1.45, 95% CI = 1.39–1.51), and ≥70 (OR: 1.94, 95% CI = 1.86–2.02) were significantly higher compared to those younger than 50. In addition, the total number of years farmed, average number of months per year of farming, and average hours per day of farming were significantly associated with agricultural injuries.

Conclusions

Agricultural injury rates in this study were higher than rates reported by the existing compensation insurance data. Males and older farmers were at a greater risk of agriculture injuries; therefore, the prevention and management of agricultural injuries in this population is required.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Chae et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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