Occupational health and safety in agriculture. A systematic review
Introduction: The prevalence of occupational diseases in the agricultural sector is higher than in other industries, since agricultural workers are at higher risk of exposure to different chemicals and pesticides, and are more prone to occupational accidents. Objective: To conduct a review of...
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Introduction: The prevalence of occupational diseases in the agricultural sector is higher than in other industries, since agricultural workers are at higher risk of exposure to different chemicals and pesticides, and are more prone to occupational accidents.
Objective: To conduct a review of recent literature on occupational health and risk in agriculture.
Materials and methods: A literature search was conducted in PubMed, SciencieDirect and Scopus using the following search strategy: type of articles: original research papers; publication language: English; publication period: 2006-2016; search terms: “agricultural health”, “agrarian health”, “risk factors”, “epidemiology”, “causality” and “occupational”, used in different combinations (“AND” and “OR”).
Results: The search yielded 350 articles, of which 102 met the inclusion criteria. Moreover, 5 articles were found in grey literature sources and included in the final analysis. Most research on this topic has been conducted in the United States, which produced 91% (97/107) of the articles included in the review.
Conclusions: Most studies on agricultural health focused primarily on the harmful effects of occupational exposure to agrochemicals and pesticides, and the consequences of occupational accidents. However, since more than 90% of these studies come from USA, a more comprehensive approach to agricultural health is required, since what is reported here may be far from the reality of other regions, especially Latin America.
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| spelling | doaj.art-8721df1f6e0c46deb037943fddd117a22023-05-17T22:03:54ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaRevista de la Facultad de Medicina0120-00112357-38482020-10-0168410.15446/revfacmed.v68n4.76519Occupational health and safety in agriculture. A systematic reviewLicet Paola Molina-Guzmán0Leonardo Alberto Ríos-Osorio1Universidad de Antioquia - Faculty of Microbiology - Health and Sustainability Research Group - Medellín - Colombia.Universidad de Antioquia - Faculty of Microbiology - Health and Sustainability Research Group - Medellín - Colombia. Introduction: The prevalence of occupational diseases in the agricultural sector is higher than in other industries, since agricultural workers are at higher risk of exposure to different chemicals and pesticides, and are more prone to occupational accidents. Objective: To conduct a review of recent literature on occupational health and risk in agriculture. Materials and methods: A literature search was conducted in PubMed, SciencieDirect and Scopus using the following search strategy: type of articles: original research papers; publication language: English; publication period: 2006-2016; search terms: “agricultural health”, “agrarian health”, “risk factors”, “epidemiology”, “causality” and “occupational”, used in different combinations (“AND” and “OR”). Results: The search yielded 350 articles, of which 102 met the inclusion criteria. Moreover, 5 articles were found in grey literature sources and included in the final analysis. Most research on this topic has been conducted in the United States, which produced 91% (97/107) of the articles included in the review. Conclusions: Most studies on agricultural health focused primarily on the harmful effects of occupational exposure to agrochemicals and pesticides, and the consequences of occupational accidents. However, since more than 90% of these studies come from USA, a more comprehensive approach to agricultural health is required, since what is reported here may be far from the reality of other regions, especially Latin America. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/revfacmed/article/view/76519Agricultural Workers' DiseasesAgrochemicalsOccupational HealthWounds and Injuries |
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| title | Occupational health and safety in agriculture. A systematic review |
| title_full | Occupational health and safety in agriculture. A systematic review |
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| title_short | Occupational health and safety in agriculture. A systematic review |
| title_sort | occupational health and safety in agriculture a systematic review |
| topic | Agricultural Workers' Diseases Agrochemicals Occupational Health Wounds and Injuries |
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