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Missed Work Due To Occupational Illness Among Hispanic Horse Workers, Ashley M. Bush, Susan C. Westneat, Steven R. Browning, Jennifer Swanberg
Missed Work Due To Occupational Illness Among Hispanic Horse Workers, Ashley M. Bush, Susan C. Westneat, Steven R. Browning, Jennifer Swanberg
Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center Faculty Publications
Occupational illnesses are inadequately reported for agriculture, an industry dominated by a vulnerable Hispanic population and high fatal and nonfatal injury rates. Work-related illnesses can contribute to missed work, caused by a combination of personal and work factors, with costs to the individual, employer, and society. To better understand agricultural occupational illnesses, 225 Hispanic horse workers were interviewed via community-based convenience sampling. Descriptive statistics, bivariate analyses, and log binomial regression modeling were used to: (1) describe the prevalence of missed work due to work-related illnesses among Hispanic horse workers, (2) examine work-related and personal factors associated with missed work, and …