Health status and related factors in farmers by SF-12.
OBJECTIVE
This study was performed to understand farmers' health status by general characteristic, and to find out the related factors.


METHODS
All the 984 subjects were interviewed by means of a structured questionnaire and SF-12. Among them, only 812 were eligible for analysis. Statistical methods used included frequency, t-test, ANOVA, binary logistic regression with SPSS 19.0.


RESULTS
In binary logistic regression, marital status, smoking, regular exercise and monthly day off were associated with physical component score. Marital status, smoking and score of pesticide protective device wearing were associated with mental component score.


CONCLUSIONS
This study suggests that effort to develop health promotion programs for workers of agricultural industry considering these results can improve their perceived health status.
Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea.
Kyungeun
K
Park
Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea.
Sooyong
S
Roh
Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea.
Jihoon
J
Lee
Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea.
Soon Chan
SC
Kwon
Rural Development Administration, Seoul, South Korea.
Mihye
M
Jeong
Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea.
Soo-Jin
SJ
Lee
Farmer; Health status