نتایج جستجو برای: farm workers

تعداد نتایج: 150262  

Journal: :The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association 2017
Wendy Ringgenberg Corinne Peek-Asa Kelley Donham Marizen Ramirez

OBJECTIVE We examined work-related homicides and suicides among farm operators/workers in the United States from 1992 to 2010. METHODS Work-related homicide and suicide cases from 1992 to 2010 were obtained from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries. To calculate rates, denominator data on the US working population were also obtained from 2003 to 2010 Current Population Survey. Logistic r...

Journal: :Rural and remote health 2013
Hedley G Peach

Many diseases are more common among Latinos/as than nonHispanic Whites. Rates of teenage pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections, diabetes, cirrhosis and cervical cancer are higher among Latinos/as. In particular, rates of alcohol abuse, motor vehicle accidents and interpersonal trauma are higher among Hispanic migrant farm workers. Furthermore, Latinas, including those in farming communit...

2012
George G. Arzey Peter D. Kirkland K. Edla Arzey Melinda Frost Patrick Maywood Stephen Conaty Aeron C. Hurt Yi-Mo Deng Pina Iannello Ian Barr Dominic E. Dwyer Mala Ratnamohan Kenneth McPhie Paul Selleck

In March 2010, an outbreak of low pathogenicity avian influenza A (H10N7) occurred on a chicken farm in Australia. After processing clinically normal birds from the farm, 7 abattoir workers reported conjunctivitis and minor upper respiratory tract symptoms. Influenza virus A subtype H10 infection was detected in 2 workers.

2012
S. N. Onuoha

An anthropometric survey of Nigerian farm workers was conducted from the south eastern zone of Nigeria in order to obtain information on the body dimensions, which may be used in ergonomic design of farm equipments. The samples which include males and females involved in different agricultural activities were randomly selected from the five states that made up the South east geopolitical zone, ...

2013
Joanna Kapusta Laura Schöffel David Gogolishvili Jason Globerman

 The instability and mobility of migrant farm workers create unique barriers to accessing health care services including: transportation, cultural, language, and legal barriers. These barriers may prevent the diagnosis and treatment of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and encourage their transmission.  Data on the behaviours of migrant farm workers show: lower rates of condom u...

Journal: :International journal of occupational and environmental health 2005
Tayser Abu Mourad

To evaluate the health impact of insecticides on Palestinian farm workers in the Gaza Strip, the study assessed biomarkers in farm workers who used organophosphorus insecticides. Serum cholinesterase and complete blood count were determined before and after spraying of organophosphorus insecticides. Burning sensations in eyes/face (62.5%), itching/skin irritation (37.5%), and chest symptoms (29...

2015
Joanna R. Weinberg Christopher Henrich Joanna Rose Weinberg Julia Perilla Lisa Armistead Gabriel Kuperminc

Inherent in their living and working conditions, Migrant and Seasonal Farm Workers (MSFWs) are exposed to a multitude of environmental and psychosocial stressors that make them susceptible to adverse health outcomes. Utilizing a resilience framework, the current study examined both the physical and psychological health functioning of MSFWs in Georgia, a state heavily reliant on farm worker labo...

Journal: :Curationis 2003
M Clarke J Dick M Zwarenstein V Diwan

INTRODUCTION This study was conducted in the Boland health district of the Cape Winelands of South Africa where there is a high tuberculosis incidence and prevalence. A survey conducted on 211 farms in the study district during 1998, reported that 65% (n = 9042) of all workers on these farms, were temporarily employed. Temporary farm workers live in communities either within or the outskirts of...

Journal: :Journal of agricultural safety and health 2011
M T Stoecklin-Marois T E Hennessy-Burt M B Schenker

Hired farm workers provide the majority of the workforce for California's labor-intensive agricultural sector Agriculture is one of the most hazardous occupations, but there has been little research into the etiology of poor health outcomes that occur disproportionately in hired farm worker populations. MICASA is a cohort investigation of occupational and environmental health risks in hired far...

Journal: :Rural and Remote Health 2013

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