title: Farm Work-Related Injuries and Risk Factors in South Korean Agriculture.
abstract: Agriculture is known to be a risk-filled industry in South Korea, as it is worldwide. The aims of this study were to identify the magnitude of farm work-related injuries and evaluate the association between injury and possible risk factors. Farmers, including farm members (N = 16,160), were surveyed. After excluding 7 subjects with missing data in questions about injury, 16,153 farmer responses were used for the analysis. Of the 16,153 farmers, 3.6% answered having at least one farm work-related injury requiring outpatient treatment or hospitalization during 2012. The proportion of injured men (4.3%) was 1.5 times higher than women (2.9%). From an age perspective, the proportion was 1.3% of those aged 49 or below, 2.7% of those aged 50-59, 4.2% of those aged 60-69, 4.2% of those aged 70-79, and 3.1% of those aged 80 or above. We used a multivariate logistic regression analysis with a stepwise model (forward) for risk factors (gender, age, farm ownership, farm type, work years in agriculture, work months during 2012, night work experience, and work experience under the influence of alcohol). The increased risk of farm work-related injuries significantly remained associated with age, farm ownership, and experience of night work. Further studies should be conducted to consistently identify injury characteristics, especially for old farmers, considering the crop cultivation in Asian countries.
authors.affiliation: a National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration , Jeonju , South Korea.|b Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, School of Medicine , University of Eastern Finland , Kuopio , Finland.
authors.forename: Hyocher
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: b Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, School of Medicine , University of Eastern Finland , Kuopio , Finland.
authors.forename: Kimmo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Räsänen
authors.affiliation: a National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration , Jeonju , South Korea.
authors.forename: Hyeseon
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chae
authors.affiliation: a National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration , Jeonju , South Korea.
authors.forename: Kyungsu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: a National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration , Jeonju , South Korea.
authors.forename: Kyungran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: a National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration , Jeonju , South Korea.
authors.forename: Kyungsuk
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000067565:Farmers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000072480:Farms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D060051:Occupational Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D056910:Republic of Korea; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Agriculture; South Korea; farm work–related injury; risk factor