Ann Occup Environ Med.  2015 ;27(1):2. 10.1186/s40557-014-0046-8.

Health status and related factors in farmers by SF-12

• Park K
• Roh S
• Lee J
• Kwon SC
• Jeong M
• Lee SJ

• KMID: 2370848
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1186/s40557-014-0046-8

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
This study was performed to understand farmers' health status by general characteristic, and to find out the related factors.
METHODS
All the 984 subjects were interviewed by means of a structured questionnaire and SF-12. Among them, only 812 were eligible for analysis. Statistical methods used included frequency, t-test, ANOVA, binary logistic regression with SPSS 19.0.
RESULTS
In binary logistic regression, marital status, smoking, regular exercise and monthly day off were associated with physical component score. Marital status, smoking and score of pesticide protective device wearing were associated with mental component score.
CONCLUSIONS
This study suggests that effort to develop health promotion programs for workers of agricultural industry considering these results can improve their perceived health status.

Keyword

Farmer; Health status

MeSH Terms

Health Promotion
Logistic Models
Marital Status
Protective Devices
Smoke
Smoking
Smoke