Objective To investigate the incidence, prevalence and affecting factors of agricultural injuries for better agricultural injury prevention.
Methods A total of 1 623 rural residents engaged in farming from 6 provinces were selected by using a combination of cluster sampling and stratified sampling from February through August 2010. Interview was conducted among selected residents by trained interviewers.
Results During the year of 2009, the incidence of agricultural injury in selected provinces was 43.9% (95% CI, 41.5%-46.3%). The leading injures were knife or sharp injury, sprain, falling, agricultural machinery injury and burn. Both the results of univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses showed that education degree, health status, mood status and using protective equipment or not were the main affecting factors of agricultural injuries.
Conclusion At present, agricultural injuries have become a factor and a public health issue that endangers the health of rural residents. It is necessary to pay attention to the risk factors of agricultural injuries and take further measures to control it.
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