Abstract
Objectives: Agricultural related injury has not been explored in Guinea. We aimed to describe the causes of agricultural related injury so as to improve safety practice on farms in Guinea. Methods: A retrospective descriptive analysis was made to present the nonfatal agricultural injuries in Guinea in 2012. Results: In 2012, 40,587 people (36.5/10,000 population) endured the agricultural injuries events in Guinea. The most important agents of injury in descending order included overexertion (30.2%), cutting (22.9%), motor vehicle accidents (9.9%), venomous animal (9.4%) and injury from animal (9.0%). The entire male age groups exhibit the same major cause patterns of farming injury as female for overexertion and strenuous movements, cutting or piercing instrument or object and injury from animal. The reality is that female populations tend to sustained higher agricultural-related to motor vehicle accidents, but less venomous animal and agricultural machinery injuries than male populations. Also, female appeared to sustain hot, caustic, or corrosive object related injury than male except for male aged 65 years and over. Male as well as female aged over 65 years was highly exposed to fall than their younger counterparts. Males slightly bore higher morbidity than females (42.5 vs. 30.8/10,000 population). Conclusions: Cutting or piercing instrument, motor vehicle accidents, venomous animal, and injury from animal which were held accountable for the majority of total injury morbidity risk factors in Guinea. The importance of agricultural risk factors differs by sex and age. Consequently, it is suggested that preventive intervention strategies should be accordingly tailored to reduce farm work-related injuries.
Highlights
The farming has played a major role in human history, as farming progress has been a crucial factor in worldwide socio-economic change
In 2007, previous studies suggested that injury was the fifth leading cause of morbidity burden in Guinea, but we found no specific studies addressing safety in Guinean agriculture [13]
Having identified injury among all age groups, we noticed a gradual decrease in injury rates, with 65 years and over population ranking high in morbidity rate (72.1/10,000 population) followed by the 25 - 64 years old age group (46.7/10,000 population) and people aged between 25 - 64 years old (45.8/10,000 population)
Summary
The farming has played a major role in human history, as farming progress has been a crucial factor in worldwide socio-economic change. Risk factors associated with nonfatal farm injuries can be categorized into two levels: 1) characteristics of the farm environment, and 2) characteristics of the farmer. Studies examining farm environment factors have reported that larger farms, farms with more workers, and farms with higher annual production were associated with higher injury risks for the farmer. With respect to individual risk factors for the farmer, a greater number of hours spent on the farm, full-time farm work, greater cumulative years of farm work experience, and male gender have shown positive associations with higher injury rates [4]. Farm injuries result in considerable physical and emotional disability and in direct and indirect economic costs [6] [7]
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