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Employer Differences in Upper-Body Musculoskeletal Disorders and Pain Among Immigrant Latino Poultry Processing Workers.
- Source :
- Journal of Agromedicine; Oct-Dec2014, Vol. 19 Issue 4, p384-394, 11p, 4 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Between-employer differences in working conditions may lead to variable injury rates. The objective of this paper is to assess the difference in the prevalence of epicondylitis, rotator cuff syndrome, and low back pain among immigrant Latino poultry workers at plants of three different employers. Data were collected from a cross-sectional study among 286 poultry processing workers. Community-based sampling was used to recruit participants in western North Carolina. Rotator cuff syndrome (26.7%) and low back pain (27.9%) were more prevalent among employees of one specific employer. Multivariate analysis showed significant associations of low back pain and rotator cuff syndrome with age, task performed in the processing line, and employer. Employer is a major predictor of musculoskeletal disorders and pain. Line speed and work pace may account for these differences and provide an opportunity for regulation and intervention to protect the health of workers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- AGRICULTURAL laborers
CHI-squared test
CONFIDENCE intervals
HISPANIC Americans
IMMIGRANTS
WORK-related injuries
INDUSTRIAL safety
MULTIVARIATE analysis
MUSCULOSKELETAL system diseases
PAIN
POULTRY
QUESTIONNAIRES
RESEARCH funding
SCALE analysis (Psychology)
LOGISTIC regression analysis
CROSS-sectional method
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
ODDS ratio
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1059924X
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Agromedicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 98681903
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/1059924X.2014.945710