title: [Prevalence and associated factors to rural occupational accidents, Brazil].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the frequency of rural occupational accidents and its association with potential risk factors.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was carried out in a urban area of Pelotas, RS, Brazil. A cross-sectional study was conducted. A representative sample of rural workers was selected using a multi-stage sampling. From January to April 1996, a total of 258 rural families were visited and all the 580 rural workers identified in those households answered a standardized questionnaire.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prevalence of rural occupational accidents was 11%. After allowing for potential confounders, the main occupational hazards, as shown by logistic regression, were lower socioeconomic status (OR=1.81), non-white skin color (OR=3.50), and poor work satisfaction (OR=2.77).
authors.affiliation: Centro de Controle de Zoonoses, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brasil. mbauer@ufpel.tche.br
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Fehlberg
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tomasi
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000383:Agriculture; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors