Hofmann Jonathan N, Crowe Jennifer, Postma Julie, Ybarra Vickie, Keifer Matthew C
Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
AAOHN J. 2009 Sep;57(9):359-71. doi: 10.3928/08910162-20090817-01.
This study describes agricultural workers' perceptions of environmental and occupational health issues. Interviews were conducted with 389 agricultural workers in the Yakima Valley of central Washington State in the summers of 2004 and 2005. Undergraduate students from the community conducted interviews in Spanish or English. Environmental and occupational health issues were ranked by frequency of concern, and differences by demographics were evaluated using multivariate analyses. In both 2004 and 2005, agricultural workers expressed high levels of concern about working in hot weather, agricultural injuries, pesticides, and pediatric asthma. Agricultural workers' perceptions of environmental and occupational health issues differed by specific demographics, particularly age and ethnicity. Consideration should be given to these issues when designing research studies, creating educational materials, and developing interventions related to environmental and occupational hazards among agricultural workers.
本研究描述了农业工人对环境与职业健康问题的看法。2004年和2005年夏天，对华盛顿州中部亚基马山谷的389名农业工人进行了访谈。社区的本科生用西班牙语或英语进行访谈。根据关注频率对环境与职业健康问题进行排序，并使用多变量分析评估人口统计学差异。在2004年和2005年，农业工人都对在炎热天气下工作、农业伤害、农药和小儿哮喘表示高度关注。农业工人对环境与职业健康问题的看法因具体人口统计学特征而异，尤其是年龄和种族。在设计研究、编写教育材料以及制定与农业工人环境和职业危害相关的干预措施时，应考虑这些问题。
