Occupational Injuries in a Commune in Rural Vietnam Transitioning From Agriculture to New Industries

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ID11035169
AuthorsHelen Marucci-Wellman (Helen Marucci-Wellman and Joanna L. Willetts are with the Center for Injury Epidemiology, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Hopkinton, MA. Tom B. Leamon is with the Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA. Ta Thi Tuyet Binh and Nguyen Bich Diep are with the National Institute for Occupational and Environmental Health, Hanoi, Vietnam. David H. Wegman and David Kriebel are with the School of Health and Environment, University of Massachusetts-Lowell.), Helen Marucci‐Wellman (0000-0002-4143-6340, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment), Tom B Leamon (Helen Marucci-Wellman and Joanna L. Willetts are with the Center for Injury Epidemiology, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Hopkinton, MA. Tom B. Leamon is with the Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA. Ta Thi Tuyet Binh and Nguyen Bich Diep are with the National Institute for Occupational and Environmental Health, Hanoi, Vietnam. David H. Wegman and David Kriebel are with the School of Health and Environment, University of Massachusetts-Lowell.), Joanna L Willetts (Helen Marucci-Wellman and Joanna L. Willetts are with the Center for Injury Epidemiology, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Hopkinton, MA. Tom B. Leamon is with the Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA. Ta Thi Tuyet Binh and Nguyen Bich Diep are with the National Institute for Occupational and Environmental Health, Hanoi, Vietnam. David H. Wegman and David Kriebel are with the School of Health and Environment, University of Massachusetts-Lowell.), Joanna Willetts (National Institute for Public Health and the Environment), Ta Thi Tuyet Binh (Helen Marucci-Wellman and Joanna L. Willetts are with the Center for Injury Epidemiology, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Hopkinton, MA. Tom B. Leamon is with the Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA. Ta Thi Tuyet Binh and Nguyen Bich Diep are with the National Institute for Occupational and Environmental Health, Hanoi, Vietnam. David H. Wegman and David Kriebel are with the School of Health and Environment, University of Massachusetts-Lowell.), Nguyen Bich Diep (Helen Marucci-Wellman and Joanna L. Willetts are with the Center for Injury Epidemiology, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Hopkinton, MA. Tom B. Leamon is with the Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA. Ta Thi Tuyet Binh and Nguyen Bich Diep are with the National Institute for Occupational and Environmental Health, Hanoi, Vietnam. David H. Wegman and David Kriebel are with the School of Health and Environment, University of Massachusetts-Lowell.), David H Wegman (0000-0001-6393-5020, Helen Marucci-Wellman and Joanna L. Willetts are with the Center for Injury Epidemiology, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Hopkinton, MA. Tom B. Leamon is with the Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA. Ta Thi Tuyet Binh and Nguyen Bich Diep are with the National Institute for Occupational and Environmental Health, Hanoi, Vietnam. David H. Wegman and David Kriebel are with the School of Health and Environment, University of Massachusetts-Lowell.), David Kriebel (0000-0003-1246-6142, Helen Marucci-Wellman and Joanna L. Willetts are with the Center for Injury Epidemiology, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Hopkinton, MA. Tom B. Leamon is with the Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA. Ta Thi Tuyet Binh and Nguyen Bich Diep are with the National Institute for Occupational and Environmental Health, Hanoi, Vietnam. David H. Wegman and David Kriebel are with the School of Health and Environment, University of Massachusetts-Lowell.)
Year2011
Volume101
Issue5
Pages854-860
Publication date2011-05-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2010.300019
PMID21490336
PMCIDPMC3076394
OpenAlexW2051270850
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited13

Objectives. We explored the impact on work-related injuries of workers splitting time between industry and agriculture, a common situation in developing countries. Methods. In 2005, we administered a cross-sectional survey to 2615 households of Xuan Tien, a developing rural community of Vietnam, regarding self-reported injuries and hours worked for 1 year. We defined groups as working in industry, agriculture, or a mix of both. Results. Overlapping employment (part time in agriculture and up to full time in industry) increased the risk of injury in both agricultural and industrial work. This pattern held across all work groups defined by the relative amount of time worked in agriculture. Those working fewer than 500 hours annually in agriculture had an agricultural injury rate (872 per 1000 full-time equivalents) that was more than 4 times higher than the average rate overall (203 per 1000) and the rate for workers employed only in industry (178 per 1000). Conclusions. Working in agriculture for short durations while working in industry increased the risk of injury substantially in both types of work

Agricultural economics · Agriculture · Business · Economics · Environmental health · Geography · Occupational safety and health · Rural area · Socioeconomics · Work (physics) · Agriculture and Farm Safety · Engineering · Medicine · Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation · Occupational Health and Safety Research

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