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Occupational Health Problems among Seasonal and Migrant Farmworkers in Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

BACKGROUND: Migrant and seasonal farmworkers are at increased risk for occupational fatalities and injuries. Although such employment-related geographical mobility is receiving increasing attention, there is limited evidence about occupational health problems among seasonal farmworkers. Therefore, t...

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Autores principales: Alemu Gelaye, Kasahun, Debalke, Getu, Awoke Ayele, Tadesse, Fekadu Wolde, Haileab, Sisay, Malede Mequanent, Teshome, Destaw Fetene, Akalu, Temesgen Yihunie, Daba Wami, Sintayehu
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Publicado: Dove 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8566000/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34744466
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S323503
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author Alemu Gelaye, Kasahun
Debalke, Getu
Awoke Ayele, Tadesse
Fekadu Wolde, Haileab
Sisay, Malede Mequanent
Teshome, Destaw Fetene
Akalu, Temesgen Yihunie
Daba Wami, Sintayehu
author_facet Alemu Gelaye, Kasahun
Debalke, Getu
Awoke Ayele, Tadesse
Fekadu Wolde, Haileab
Sisay, Malede Mequanent
Teshome, Destaw Fetene
Akalu, Temesgen Yihunie
Daba Wami, Sintayehu
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description BACKGROUND: Migrant and seasonal farmworkers are at increased risk for occupational fatalities and injuries. Although such employment-related geographical mobility is receiving increasing attention, there is limited evidence about occupational health problems among seasonal farmworkers. Therefore, this study aims to investigate occupational health problems among seasonal and migrant farmworkers in Ethiopia. METHODS: A cross-sectional study design was employed from October to December 2019 among seasonal and migrant farmworkers. The study was carried out in two sites of Amhara regional state, northwest Ethiopia. A cluster sampling technique was used to recruit 990 study participants. Bivariable and multivariable binary logistic regression analyses were performed using SPSS version 20 to identify factors associated with injuries. The significance level was obtained at 95% CI and p-value ≤0.05. RESULTS: In this study, the period prevalence of work-related injury among seasonal and migrant farmworkers was 32.5% (95% CI: 29.7, 35.9). Being unemployed before migration (AOR = 2.22, 95% CI: 1.26, 3.91), working for >8 h/day (AOR = 1.62, 95% CI: 1.16, 2.27), stress (AOR = 1.38, 95% CI: 1.02, 1.88) and thermal discomfort (AOR = 1.48, 95% CI: 1.09, 1.98) were the significant risk factors for work-related injury. In addition, nearly two-third (60.9%) of the study participants have shown three or more heat-related illness symptoms. Moreover, the prevalence of work-related stress among seasonal and migrant farmworkers was 67.6% (95% CI: 64.6, 70.7). CONCLUSION: Occupational health problems among seasonal and migrant farmworkers in northwest Ethiopia remain a major public health problem. Hence, implementing tailored preventive measures like training on health and safety, and hazard control measures would be supremely important to minimize the risk.
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spelling pubmed-85660002021-11-05 Occupational Health Problems among Seasonal and Migrant Farmworkers in Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study Alemu Gelaye, Kasahun Debalke, Getu Awoke Ayele, Tadesse Fekadu Wolde, Haileab Sisay, Malede Mequanent Teshome, Destaw Fetene Akalu, Temesgen Yihunie Daba Wami, Sintayehu Risk Manag Healthc Policy Original Research BACKGROUND: Migrant and seasonal farmworkers are at increased risk for occupational fatalities and injuries. Although such employment-related geographical mobility is receiving increasing attention, there is limited evidence about occupational health problems among seasonal farmworkers. Therefore, this study aims to investigate occupational health problems among seasonal and migrant farmworkers in Ethiopia. METHODS: A cross-sectional study design was employed from October to December 2019 among seasonal and migrant farmworkers. The study was carried out in two sites of Amhara regional state, northwest Ethiopia. A cluster sampling technique was used to recruit 990 study participants. Bivariable and multivariable binary logistic regression analyses were performed using SPSS version 20 to identify factors associated with injuries. The significance level was obtained at 95% CI and p-value ≤0.05. RESULTS: In this study, the period prevalence of work-related injury among seasonal and migrant farmworkers was 32.5% (95% CI: 29.7, 35.9). Being unemployed before migration (AOR = 2.22, 95% CI: 1.26, 3.91), working for >8 h/day (AOR = 1.62, 95% CI: 1.16, 2.27), stress (AOR = 1.38, 95% CI: 1.02, 1.88) and thermal discomfort (AOR = 1.48, 95% CI: 1.09, 1.98) were the significant risk factors for work-related injury. In addition, nearly two-third (60.9%) of the study participants have shown three or more heat-related illness symptoms. Moreover, the prevalence of work-related stress among seasonal and migrant farmworkers was 67.6% (95% CI: 64.6, 70.7). CONCLUSION: Occupational health problems among seasonal and migrant farmworkers in northwest Ethiopia remain a major public health problem. Hence, implementing tailored preventive measures like training on health and safety, and hazard control measures would be supremely important to minimize the risk. Dove 2021-10-30 /pmc/articles/PMC8566000/ /pubmed/34744466 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S323503 Text en © 2021 Alemu Gelaye et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) ). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php).
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Alemu Gelaye, Kasahun
Debalke, Getu
Awoke Ayele, Tadesse
Fekadu Wolde, Haileab
Sisay, Malede Mequanent
Teshome, Destaw Fetene
Akalu, Temesgen Yihunie
Daba Wami, Sintayehu
Occupational Health Problems among Seasonal and Migrant Farmworkers in Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
title Occupational Health Problems among Seasonal and Migrant Farmworkers in Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_full Occupational Health Problems among Seasonal and Migrant Farmworkers in Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_fullStr Occupational Health Problems among Seasonal and Migrant Farmworkers in Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_full_unstemmed Occupational Health Problems among Seasonal and Migrant Farmworkers in Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_short Occupational Health Problems among Seasonal and Migrant Farmworkers in Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_sort occupational health problems among seasonal and migrant farmworkers in ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
topic Original Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8566000/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34744466
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S323503
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