Perceptions of Environmental and Occupational Health Hazards Among Agricultural Workers in Washington State
Perceptions of Environmental and Occupational Health Hazards Among Agricultural Workers in Washington State
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DOI：
10.3928/08910162-20090817-01
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发表时间：
2009-09-01
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Keifer, Matthew C.
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Hofmann, Jonathan N.;Crowe, Jennifer;Keifer, Matthew C.
本研究描述了农业工人对环境和职业健康问题的看法。在2004年和2005年夏天，在华盛顿州中部的亚基马山谷对389名农业工人进行了采访。来自社区的本科生用西班牙语或英语进行了采访。环境和职业健康问题的关注频率进行了排名，人口统计学的差异进行了评估，使用多变量分析。2004年和2005年，农业工人对在炎热天气下工作、农业伤害、杀虫剂和儿童哮喘表示高度关注。农业工人对环境和职业健康问题的看法因具体的人口统计数据而异，特别是年龄和种族。在设计研究报告、编写教材和制定与农业工人的环境和职业危害有关的干预措施时，应考虑到这些问题。
This study describes agricultural workers' perceptions of environmental and occupational health issues. Interviews were conducted with 389 agricultural workers in the Yakima Valley of central Washington State in the summers of 2004 and 2005. Undergraduate students from the community conducted interviews in Spanish or English. Environmental and occupational health issues were ranked by frequency of concern, and differences by demographics were evaluated using multivariate analyses. In both 2004 and 2005, agricultural workers expressed high levels of concern about working in hot weather, agricultural injuries, pesticides, and pediatric asthma. Agricultural workers' perceptions of environmental and occupational health issues differed by specific demographics, particularly age and ethnicity. Consideration should be given to these issues when designing research studies, creating educational materials, and developing interventions related to environmental and occupational hazards among agricultural workers.