A Proportionate Mortality Study of Mississippi's Agricultural Industry, 2017-2021.

IF 1 4区医学 Q3 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

Southern Medical Journal Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI:10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001702

Devon Mills, Mary Nelson Robertson, Brian E Mills, David R Buys

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Abstract

Objectives: Individuals employed in the agricultural industry encounter hazards in their work that could lead to injury or illness. Furthermore, the mental stress of being involved in the agricultural industry could lead to negative health-related outcomes for workers. This study evaluates the causes of deaths among employees in Mississippi's agricultural industry from 2017 to 2021.

Methods: Data are provided by the Mississippi Department of Health. Proportionate mortality ratios (PMRs) are calculated to determine if agricultural industry employees show an elevated mortality in comparison to the general population for any cause of death.

Results: Agricultural industry employees show a statistically significant elevated mortality for circulatory disease (PMR 107, 95% confidence interval [CI] 103-110) and coronavirus disease 2019 (PMR 122, 95% CI 111-134). They also show a significant excess mortality for deaths caused by transport accidents (PMR 117, 95% CI 101-136) and exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (PMR 274, 95% CI 183-396).

Conclusions: The causes of death for which agricultural employees show an excess mortality can be explained by the hazards associated with working in the agricultural industry. These findings can be used to create targeted future public health programs for individuals who are employed in agriculture.

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2017-2021 年密西西比州农业产业死亡率比例研究》。

目标：受雇于农业行业的个人在工作中会遇到可能导致受伤或生病的危险。此外，从事农业工作所带来的精神压力也可能导致工人出现与健康相关的负面结果。本研究评估了 2017 年至 2021 年密西西比州农业行业雇员的死亡原因：数据由密西西比州卫生部提供。计算比例死亡率（PMRs），以确定与普通人群相比，农业从业人员在任何死因上的死亡率是否升高：结果：农业从业人员在循环系统疾病（PMR 107，95% 置信区间 [CI] 103-110）和 2019 年冠状病毒疾病（PMR 122，95% 置信区间 111-134）方面的死亡率有显著的统计学意义。这些数据还显示，运输事故（PMR 117，95% CI 101-136）和暴露于无生命机械力（PMR 274，95% CI 183-396）导致的死亡率也明显偏高：农业从业人员的超高死亡率可以用与农业工作相关的危害来解释。这些发现可用于今后为农业从业人员制定有针对性的公共卫生计划。

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Southern Medical Journal 医学-医学：内科

CiteScore

1.40

自引率

9.10%

发文量

222

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

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