Public health science in agriculture: Farmers' perspectives on respiratory protection research

Janssen, Brandi; Nonnenmann, Matthew W.

doi:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2017.08.008

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“…We had also expected that multi-generation respondents would be more likely to adopt safety practices, such as physical barriers, because they might be more attuned to the dangers on the farm. Yet, the high level of confidence and perception of safety are in line with previous findings that farm parents report knowing best about their children’s abilities and safety needs [ 9 , 28 , 50 ] and that farmers are aware of the nature and types of dangers [ 23 , 59 , 77 ]. Furthermore, previous studies have also found a similar contradiction between farm safety beliefs, knowledge, and practices [ 27 , 75 , 77 ].…”

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“…The need to refine and develop farm safety interventions to both target a variety of leverage points within the complex agri-family system and account for the needs and realities of the heterogeneous farm population is essential [ 9 , 58 ]. Historically, farm safety interventions tend to over-emphasize individual-level interventions (i.e., knowledge-deficit and behavioral change models) despite evidence of their ineffectiveness, since they do not address root challenges and can be counterproductive [ 9 , 23 , 59 , 60 , 61 ].…”

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Broadening Our Understanding of Farm Children’s Risk Exposure by Considering Their Parents’ Farming Background

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While farm safety researchers have seldom considered the association between farm parents’ background and their children’s safety, researchers who have compared first- and multi-generation farmers have found differences that may shape safety outcomes. We draw on the farm safety and family farm bodies of literature and a survey of 203 United States farm parents to assess the role of farming background in farm children risk exposure. Exploratory in nature, the bivariate analysis revealed no statistically significant differences between first- and multi-generation farmers in children injury, agricultural safety perceptions, knowledge, and practices but revealed differences in key demographic characteristics and parenting styles. A range of factors likely explain these findings with meso- and macro-level factors likely impacting farm parents’ ability to adopt safety practices. In contrast to the emphasis on knowledge and behaviors, we call for the integration of lived realities in farm safety research and to do so in a way that connects realities and choices to larger contexts. We also call on the need to expand the toolkit of interventions to address meso- and macro-level factors. A shift towards addressing social and economic conditions in agriculture could reduce farm children’s injuries while supporting the sustainability of farm labor systems.

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Broadening Our Understanding of Farm Children’s Risk Exposure by Considering Their Parents’ Farming Background

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Bendixsen

Barnes

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“…Recruiting farmers to participate in research studies is structurally [ 38 ] and methodologically challenging [ 39 ]. Previous research conducted by our co-authors (Janssen and Nonnenmann) suggested that farmers are hesitant about participating in safety and health studies due to lack of trust and fear of adverse financial impact [ 40 ]. To encourage survey participation and completion, we excluded questions about mental health history, including a diagnosis of mental health, or information about medication because farmers are reluctant to discuss a mental health condition or obtain professional care [ 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 ].…”

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“…The small sample size may also have limited statistical power to detect significant associations. Farmers generally decline to participate in studies that are not related to production efficiency [ 40 ]. One co-op manager also explained to us that their members were reluctant to complete surveys.…”

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Examination of Symptoms of Depression among Cooperative Dairy Farmers

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Wang

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Farmers experience a high risk of stress, depression, and suicide. Risk factors are well documented but protective factors are seldom examined. Social support has been reported to reduce psychological distress among the general population but its effect on farmers is inconclusive. Agricultural cooperatives are typically created and owned by farmers to secure markets, access supplies and services, and participate in decision-making. It is unknown whether having cooperative resources impacts symptoms of depression. A survey was used to examine whether having access to cooperative programs and social support impacted symptoms of depression among dairy farmers. Farm bankruptcies, stress, depression, and suicide were identified as ongoing concerns. Having social support and cooperative educational opportunities and mentorship programs were associated with decreased symptoms of depression. Conversely, having cooperative policy discussions was associated with increased symptoms of depression. Results suggest that social support can potentially reduce symptoms of depression among farmers and having access to cooperative resources can reduce or increase it, depending on the type of program. Our findings identified an opportunity to further examine how programs provided by farmer-led organizations such as cooperatives can impact stress, depression, and suicide among farmers.

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“…Personalized follow-up is recommended in order to improve response rates(Dillman, 2011). Response rates for self-report surveys on health and safety among farmers is often low, due to limited access to target populations and, importantly, a potential lack of trust in the academic research(Janssen & Nonnenmann, 2017). Furthermore, participants were offered a monetary incentive after completing the online survey.…”

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Assessing occupational health among transitional agricultural workforces

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Public health science in agriculture: Farmers' perspectives on respiratory protection research

Cited by 10 publications

References 31 publications

Broadening Our Understanding of Farm Children’s Risk Exposure by Considering Their Parents’ Farming Background

Broadening Our Understanding of Farm Children’s Risk Exposure by Considering Their Parents’ Farming Background

Examination of Symptoms of Depression among Cooperative Dairy Farmers

Assessing occupational health among transitional agricultural workforces

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