Neurological and mental health outcomes among conventional and organic farmers in Indiana, USA

Every farming method, whether conventional or organic, has been associated with some sort of risky behaviors leading to health issues among farmers. Substantial evidence is not available in the literature to determine whether the magnitudes of health outcomes vary between conventional and organic fa...

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Veröffentlicht in:Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine 2018-06, Vol.25 (2), p.244-249
Hauptverfasser: Khan, Khalid M, Baidya, Retushi, Aryal, Ashamsa, Farmer, James R, Valliant, Julia
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Zusammenfassung:Every farming method, whether conventional or organic, has been associated with some sort of risky behaviors leading to health issues among farmers. Substantial evidence is not available in the literature to determine whether the magnitudes of health outcomes vary between conventional and organic farmers. The study investigated whether self-reported neurological and mental health symptoms differ between conventional and organic farmers living in Indiana, USA. A self-reported questionnaire survey collected information from 200 conventional and 157 organic farmers of Indiana on demographic characteristics, depression and neurological symptoms. Statistical analyses were conducted to observe the differences in self-reported symptoms by groups of farmers. It was observed that the conventional farmers had significantly higher age-adjusted mean neurological symptom score (p
ISSN:1232-1966
1898-2263
DOI:10.26444/aaem/75113