Journal of agricultural medicine and community health (농촌의학ㆍ지역보건)

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The Comparative Study on the Prevalence of Injury/Poisoning in the Agricultural and Fishery Population and the General Population

농어업인과 비농어업인의 손상, 중독 유병률 비교 연구

  • Im, Hyoung-June (Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Department of Occupational Medicine) ;
  • Kwon, Young-Jun (Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Department of Occupational Medicine) ;
  • Yim, Jun (Gachon University of Medicine and Science, Department of Preventive Medicine) ;
  • Ju, Young-Su (Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Department of Occupational Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Kyung-Suk (Rural Resources Development Institute, Rural Development Administration) ;
  • Kim, Kyung-Ran (Rural Resources Development Institute, Rural Development Administration)
  • 임형준 (한림대학교성심병원 산업의학과1) ;
  • 권영준 (한림대학교성심병원 산업의학과1) ;
  • 임준 (가천의과학대학교 의학전문대학원 예방의학과) ;
  • 주영수 (한림대학교성심병원 산업의학과) ;
  • 이경숙 (농촌진흥청 농촌자원개발연구소 농작업건강연구실) ;
  • 김경란 (농촌진흥청 농촌자원개발연구소 농작업건강연구실)
  • Published : 2008.06.30
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Abstract

Objective:　We compared the prevalence of injury and poisoning in the agricultural and fishery population with that of the general population.Methods: The national health insurance data and agricultufor this study. The age-adjusted standardized morbidity ratio was used to compare the prevalence of all injuries and poisonings of the agricultural and fishery population with that of the general population for the year 2002, as well as the prevalence of certain injuries and poisonings common to the agricultural and fishery population. The age-adjusted standardized morbidity ratio and 95% confidence intervals were attained by using the general population as the standard population group.Results: The age-adjusted standardized morbidity ratio of total injuries and poisonings was significantly high in the agriculture and fishery population. The standardized morbidity ratio was 137.6 in the male agriculture and fishery population and 123.3 in the female agriculture and fishery population. In terms of injuries and poisonings common to the agriculture and fishery population, the age-adjusted standardized morbidity ratio was significantly high regarding the dislocations and strains of lumbar spine/pelvis, shoulder and neck, the fracture of rib/thoracic spine/sternum and pesticide poisoning.Conclusions: The overall prevalence of injury/poisoning was significantly higher in the agriculture and fishery population than in the general population. Various forms of research should be conducted on the injuries of the agriculture and fishery population in the future. In order to compare the differences in the prevalence rates of injuries according to time and region, standard definitions of injuries and occupation related injuries are required.

농촌의 고령화, 기계화 및 농약 사용량의 증가는 농어업인의 손상 및 중독의 증가에 영향을 미치고 있다. 본 연구에서는 농어민 자격자료와 건강보험수진자료 등 2차 자료원을 이용하여 농어업인과 비농어업인에서 손상질환의 유병률을 비교하였다.구체적으로 농어업인과 비농어업인 사이의 전체손상질환 유병률의 차이를 비교하였고 농어업인에서 많은 5대 다빈도 손상질환과 농약에 의한 중독 상병에 대해 비교하였다. 유병률 비교는 남녀 각각에서 비농어업인을 표준 인구로 간접 표준화법을 이용하여 연령보정 표준화 이환비와 95% 신뢰구간을 구하였다.연구결과 농어업인의 전체손상질환 연령보정 표준화이환비는 남자에서 137.6(95% 신뢰구간 137.1 - 138.1) 이었으며 여자에서는 123.3(95% 신뢰구간 122.9 - 123.8)로 유의하게 높았다. 세부질환별로는 요추/골반, 어깨, 목의 염좌, 흉골, 갈비뼈, 흉추의 골절과 살충제 중독에서 연령보정 표준화이환비가 유의하게 높았다.향후 농어업인 손상질환과 관련된 다양한 형태의 연구가 필요하며, 농어업으로 인한 손상의 지역별 또는 경시적 비교가 가능하도록 전체 손상과 작업관련성 손상의 정의를 표준화하는 것이 필요하다.

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