Background: Perception is the way something regarded/understood. It mainly created by two factors; one physiological and another psychological characteristics of human being. Thus, perception not only process that what sees with eyes it a much more complex involving too, which any person selectively assimilates gives meaning to stimuli in environment. subjective process, thatis why different pe...

Background Globally, farming as an industry is considered a high-risk occupation for suicides. Certain states in India like Karnataka have a suicide rate higher than the national average, and this is generally attributed to the farmers' suicide. Aims The aim is to study the characteristics of suicidal attempts among the farmer community in South India, with special emphasis on gender differen...

During the last part of the nineteenth century, Finnmark province and the northern part of Troms experienced a decline in intergenerational coresidence. This article discusses what impact ethnic affiliation and economic activity had on the living arrangements of the elderly, and what contributed to the change. Logistic regression shows that ethnicity played a role but its effect disappears afte...

Farming is a complex occupation, comprising a spectrum of activities that range from small-scale hobby farms to large-scale corporate farms. The activities, and thus the occupational exposures, on a farm are dictated by the type and size of the farm, as well as cultivation practices [1]. The farmers themselves are also diverse, living and working on farms alone or with family members or employe...

Historically, the purpose of farm safety and health educational materials and programs has been to persuade, convince or educate farmers, members of their families, and hired employees to voluntarily engage in safe behavior during farm or nonfarm work activities (Murphy, 1992). Increasingly, authors have noted that traditional farm safety educational programs have been relatively ineffective (A...

A local collaborative process was launched in Windsor, Ontario, Canada to explore the role of occupation as a risk factor for cancer. An initial hypothesis-generating study found an increased risk for breast cancer among women aged 55 years or younger who had ever worked in farming. On the basis of this result, a 2-year case-control study was undertaken to evaluate the lifetime occupational his...

OBJECTIVES Farming as an occupation is considered a risk factor for asthma and reduced lung function. By contrast, living on a farm during infancy has been reported to be associated with lower risk of asthma in adulthood. However, little is known about the association between farming environment during infancy and lung function in adulthood. We aimed to study the prospective longitudinal associ...

After the conquest of Southern Africa in the nineteenth century, certain areas remained in occupation by various Bantu tribes, and, by the Land Act of 1913, Africans were given the sole right of occupation of these areas, but were restricted in their rights to acquire land outside them. The Native Trust and Land Act of 1936 made provision for additional land for Native occupation, so that the R...

Research Paper Freshwater fish farming has become a promising and gainful methodology to attain self-sufficiency in food sector and also to create diverse livelihood opportunities of rural people in Bangladesh. Information on socioeconomic framework of the fish farmers forms a good base for successful implementation of developmental program of the economically backward sector. The present study...

BACKGROUND Modernisation and urbanisation have led to lifestyle changes and increasing risks for chronic diseases in China. Physical activity and sedentary behaviours among rural populations need to be better understood, as the rural areas are undergoing rapid transitions. This study assessed levels of physical activity and sedentary behaviours of farming and non-farming adults in rural Suixi, ...