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dc.contributor.authorQuandt, Sara A.
dc.contributor.authorArnold, Taylor J.
dc.contributor.authorTalton, Jennifer W.
dc.contributor.authorMiles, Christopher Owen
dc.contributor.authorMora, Dana Catalina
dc.contributor.authorArcury, Thomas A.
dc.contributor.authorDaniel, Stephanie S.
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-13T07:34:17Z
dc.date.available2022-04-13T07:34:17Z
dc.date.issued2021-05-18
dc.description.abstractBackground - Although children 10–17 years can be hired to work in agriculture, little research has addressed possible musculoskeletal injuries. Children may be at particular risk for these injuries because of the repetitive and load bearing nature of work tasks. Existing research relies on child workers to self-report musculoskeletal injuries.<p> <p>Methods - In 2017, 202 Latinx child farmworkers ages 10–17 employed across North Carolina completed survey interviews. In 2018, 145 of these children (94 [64.8%] current farmworkers) completed a physical examination and second interview. The examination obtained findings for upper and lower extremity as well as back injuries.<p> <p>Results - Positive indicators for musculoskeletal symptoms were few in either current or former child farmworkers. The knee was most common site for positive indicators with 15.4% of children having at least one. Combining all anatomical sites, 29.0% of children had at least one positive indicator, with no significant difference between current and former farmworkers. Overall, boys had significantly more indicators of knee injuries than girls (21.3% vs. 4.1%), indicators of ankle injuries were found only in the youngest workers (9.5% of children 11–13 years), and significantly fewer current farmworkers had indicators of lower back injuries than former farmworkers (6.4% vs. 17.7%).<p> <p>Conclusions - Expectations of injuries come from previous studies using child farmworker self-reports, adult farmworker injury rates, and sports medicine pediatric findings. Hired child farmworkers may not perform activities as repetitious and load-bearing as children in sports training or adult farmworkers. Additional research using physical examination is needed to confirm these findings.en_US
dc.descriptionThis is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Quandt, Arnold, Talton, Miles, Mora, Arcury, Daniel. Musculoskeletal injury symptoms among hired Latinx child farmworkers in North Carolina. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2021;64(7):620-628, which has been published in final form at <a href=https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.23255>https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.23255</a>. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited.en_US
dc.identifier.citationQuandt, Arnold, Talton, Miles, Mora, Arcury, Daniel. Musculoskeletal injury symptoms among hired Latinx child farmworkers in North Carolina. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2021;64(7):620-628en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2003058
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/ajim.23255
dc.identifier.issn0271-3586
dc.identifier.issn1097-0274
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/24778
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.relation.journalAmerican Journal of Industrial Medicine
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dc.rights.holderCopyright 2021 The Author(s)en_US
dc.titleMusculoskeletal injury symptoms among hired Latinx child farmworkers in North Carolinaen_US
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dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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