Workplace Accident Prevalence and Associated Factors among Tobacco Farm in São Lourenço do Sul-RS, Brazil

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Autor(a) principal: Zago,Adriana Marchon
Data de Publicação: 2018
Outros Autores: Meucci,Rodrigo Dalke, Fiori,Nadia, Carret,Maria Laura Vidal, Faria,Neice Muller Xavier, Fassa,Anaclaudia Gastal
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Ciência & Saúde Coletiva (Online)
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Resumo: Abstract Agriculture has the highest risk of accidents. In Brazil the reality of this situation is unknown owing to scarcity of studies and underreporting of workplace accidents in rural areas. This article aims to evaluate workplace accident prevalence and associated factors among tobacco farm in Sao Lourenco do Sul-RS, Brazil. Cross-sectional study with 488 tobacco farmers, assessing sociodemographic, behavioural, labour characteristics and association with workplace accidents occurring in their lifetime. The injury prevalence was 24%. Being male (PR 1.62; 95%CI 1.04-2.52), and tenant farmer (PR 1.87; 95%CI 1.29-2.72), bundling tobacco leaves (PR 2.00; 95%CI 1.14-3.52) and having minor psychiatric disorders (PR 1.58; 95%CI 1.06-2.35) were positively associated with accidents. 46% of serious injuries caused superficial lesions and 26% caused fractures. Rural workplace accident prevention policies need to be established, particularly for tobacco farming. Larger studies are needed to understand work process-related aspects that increase the risk of accidents.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Workplace Accident Prevalence and Associated Factors among Tobacco Farm in São Lourenço do Sul-RS, Brazil
title Workplace Accident Prevalence and Associated Factors among Tobacco Farm in São Lourenço do Sul-RS, Brazil
spellingShingle Workplace Accident Prevalence and Associated Factors among Tobacco Farm in São Lourenço do Sul-RS, Brazil
Zago,Adriana Marchon
Workplace accident
Occupational risks
Tobacco
Farm workers
Brazil
title_short Workplace Accident Prevalence and Associated Factors among Tobacco Farm in São Lourenço do Sul-RS, Brazil
title_full Workplace Accident Prevalence and Associated Factors among Tobacco Farm in São Lourenço do Sul-RS, Brazil
title_fullStr Workplace Accident Prevalence and Associated Factors among Tobacco Farm in São Lourenço do Sul-RS, Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Workplace Accident Prevalence and Associated Factors among Tobacco Farm in São Lourenço do Sul-RS, Brazil
title_sort Workplace Accident Prevalence and Associated Factors among Tobacco Farm in São Lourenço do Sul-RS, Brazil
author Zago,Adriana Marchon
author_facet Zago,Adriana Marchon
Meucci,Rodrigo Dalke
Fiori,Nadia
Carret,Maria Laura Vidal
Faria,Neice Muller Xavier
Fassa,Anaclaudia Gastal
author_role author
author2 Meucci,Rodrigo Dalke
Fiori,Nadia
Carret,Maria Laura Vidal
Faria,Neice Muller Xavier
Fassa,Anaclaudia Gastal
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Zago,Adriana Marchon
Meucci,Rodrigo Dalke
Fiori,Nadia
Carret,Maria Laura Vidal
Faria,Neice Muller Xavier
Fassa,Anaclaudia Gastal
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Workplace accident
Occupational risks
Tobacco
Farm workers
Brazil
topic Workplace accident
Occupational risks
Tobacco
Farm workers
Brazil
description Abstract Agriculture has the highest risk of accidents. In Brazil the reality of this situation is unknown owing to scarcity of studies and underreporting of workplace accidents in rural areas. This article aims to evaluate workplace accident prevalence and associated factors among tobacco farm in Sao Lourenco do Sul-RS, Brazil. Cross-sectional study with 488 tobacco farmers, assessing sociodemographic, behavioural, labour characteristics and association with workplace accidents occurring in their lifetime. The injury prevalence was 24%. Being male (PR 1.62; 95%CI 1.04-2.52), and tenant farmer (PR 1.87; 95%CI 1.29-2.72), bundling tobacco leaves (PR 2.00; 95%CI 1.14-3.52) and having minor psychiatric disorders (PR 1.58; 95%CI 1.06-2.35) were positively associated with accidents. 46% of serious injuries caused superficial lesions and 26% caused fractures. Rural workplace accident prevention policies need to be established, particularly for tobacco farming. Larger studies are needed to understand work process-related aspects that increase the risk of accidents.
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