Occupational Injury and Illness in Farmworkers in the Eastern United States

May, John J.; Arcury, Thomas A.

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-36643-8_3

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“…A recent report by the US Government Accountability Office found that, from 2003 to 2016, 52% of work‐related fatalities among children aged 17 and under were in agriculture. Injury data for children are incomplete, but data on adults suggest that musculoskeletal injuries are likely quite high 7 . Farm work requires repeated bending, stooping, kneeling, lifting, and carrying.…”

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Musculoskeletal injury symptoms among hired Latinx child farmworkers in North Carolina

Quandt

Arnold

Talton

et al. 2021

American J Industrial Med

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Background Although children 10–17 years can be hired to work in agriculture, little research has addressed possible musculoskeletal injuries. Children may be at particular risk for these injuries because of the repetitive and load bearing nature of work tasks. Existing research relies on child workers to self‐report musculoskeletal injuries. Methods In 2017, 202 Latinx child farmworkers ages 10–17 employed across North Carolina completed survey interviews. In 2018, 145 of these children (94 [64.8%] current farmworkers) completed a physical examination and second interview. The examination obtained findings for upper and lower extremity as well as back injuries. Results Positive indicators for musculoskeletal symptoms were few in either current or former child farmworkers. The knee was most common site for positive indicators with 15.4% of children having at least one. Combining all anatomical sites, 29.0% of children had at least one positive indicator, with no significant difference between current and former farmworkers. Overall, boys had significantly more indicators of knee injuries than girls (21.3% vs. 4.1%), indicators of ankle injuries were found only in the youngest workers (9.5% of children 11–13 years), and significantly fewer current farmworkers had indicators of lower back injuries than former farmworkers (6.4% vs. 17.7%). Conclusions Expectations of injuries come from previous studies using child farmworker self‐reports, adult farmworker injury rates, and sports medicine pediatric findings. Hired child farmworkers may not perform activities as repetitious and load‐bearing as children in sports training or adult farmworkers. Additional research using physical examination is needed to confirm these findings.

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Musculoskeletal injury symptoms among hired Latinx child farmworkers in North Carolina

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Arnold

Talton

et al. 2021

American J Industrial Med

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“…1 These farmworkers experience high rates of occupational injury and illness. 2,3 Many also experience chronic diseases, including diabetes, tuberculosis, and hypertension, [4][5][6][7][8] as well as significant mental health problems, including stress, depression, and alcohol use disorders. [9][10][11][12] However, these farmworkers have limited access to conventional health services.…”

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Conventional and Complementary Therapy Use among Mexican Farmworkers in North Carolina: Applying the I-CAM-Q

Arcury

Furgurson

O’Hara

et al. 2019

Journal of Agromedicine

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Objectives: This analysis documents the use of conventional health care providers, traditional healers, and complementary therapies by Mexican farmworkers; identifies the purposes and perceived helpfulness of these modalities; and delineates variation in the use of traditional healers and complementary therapies. Methods: Two-hundred Mexican farmworkers in North Carolina completed interviews May-September, 2017. The International Complementary and Alternative Medicine Questionnaire (I-CAM-Q) elicited use of conventional health care providers, traditional healers, and complementary therapies in the previous 12 months. Results: Most of the farmworkers had been treated by a conventional provider (63.0%). One-infive had been treated by any traditional healer; 19.5% had been treated by a sobador, 4.5% by a curandero, 2.0% by an herbalist, and 2.0% by a spiritual healer. Conventional providers (69.8%) and sobadores (84.6%) most often treated acute conditions; 62.5% had used an herb, 46.0% a vitamin, 57.0% an over-the-counter medicine, and 13.5% a home remedy. Participants used various self-care practices, including music (36.5%), sleep (18.0%), prayer for health (15.0%), and social media (14.0%). Education was inversely associated with the use of a traditional healer and herbs; treatment by a conventional health care provider was positively associated with using a traditional healer and vitamins.

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“…Agriculture is an extremely hazardous industry, with exposures to chemicals, machinery, animals, and extreme weather being common. As a result, farmworkers experience high rates of injury and illness (May, 2009). Farm work is a contingent job, with a non-standard and seasonal work schedule.…”

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Mental health among Latina farmworkers and other employed Latinas in North Carolina.

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Sandberg²,

Talton³

et al. 2018

Journal of Rural Mental Health

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The mental health of Latinas with manual occupations, particularly those employed in agriculture, is a public health concern. The goals of this analysis were to describe the mental health of Latina farmworkers, and to compare their mental health with that of other Latina manual workers. Participants included 35 employed Latina farmworkers, 35 employed non-farmworkers, and 25 unemployed non-farmworkers who completed interviews in 2012. Measures included stress, anxiety, depressive symptoms, elevated depressive symptoms, and risk for alcohol dependence. Farmworkers had greater stress and anxiety than did employed and unemployed non-farmworkers. Employed Latinas, whether farmworkers or in other occupations, had greater stress and anxiety than unemployed Latinas. Depressive symptoms, although high, did not differ significantly by occupation and employment. Few were at risk for alcohol dependence. Concrete steps are needed to address the mental health of Latina farmworkers, and to continue documentation of mental health concerns and their causes in this population.

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Occupational Injury and Illness in Farmworkers in the Eastern United States

Cited by 8 publications

References 132 publications

Musculoskeletal injury symptoms among hired Latinx child farmworkers in North Carolina

Musculoskeletal injury symptoms among hired Latinx child farmworkers in North Carolina

Conventional and Complementary Therapy Use among Mexican Farmworkers in North Carolina: Applying the I-CAM-Q

Mental health among Latina farmworkers and other employed Latinas in North Carolina.

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