PMID: 11604438Oct 18, 2001Paper

Predictors of incidence and prevalence of green tobacco sickness among Latino farmworkers in North Carolina, USA

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
Thomas A ArcuryJ S Preisser

Abstract

The characteristics of some populations make epidemiological measurement extremely difficult. The objective of this study is to identify risk factors that explain variation among incidence densities and proportions of one occupational illness, green tobacco sickness, within one such special population, Latino migrant and seasonal farmworkers in the United States. Prospective cohort study. 37 farmworker residential sites located in Granville and Wake Counties, North Carolina, USA. 182 migrant and seasonal farmworkers that included 178 Latino men, three Latino women, and one non-Hispanic white man. Green tobacco sickness had a prevalence of 0.082, and an incidence density of events per 100 days of 1.88 among the farmworkers. Prevalence and incidence density increased from early to late agricultural season. Major risk factors included lack of work experience, work activities, and working in wet clothes. Tobacco use was protective. Green tobacco sickness has a high incidence among migrant and seasonal farmworkers. Because workers have little control over most risk factors, further research is needed to identify ways to prevent this occupational illness.

References

Mar 1, 1979·Archives of Environmental Health·S H GehlbachJ I Freeman
Mar 1, 1987·Archives of Environmental Health·S K GhoshB B Chatterjee
Jan 1, 1986·International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health·S K GhoshM U Thakker
Sep 30, 1974·JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical Association·S H GehlbachJ S Woodall
Jul 1, 1980·The Journal of the Society of Occupational Medicine·S K GhoshS K Chatterjee
Sep 1, 1995·Archives of Environmental Health·T BallardW Halperin
Feb 28, 1994·Statistics in Medicine·L M LavangeP A Margolis
Sep 1, 1993·Southern Medical Journal·M E Hipke
Jan 21, 2000·American Journal of Industrial Medicine·S A QuandtC Austin

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Apr 5, 2011·Journal of Agromedicine·Amit VermaThomas A Arcury
Dec 24, 2011·Journal of Agromedicine·Sara A QuandtThomas A Arcury
Oct 16, 2013·Journal of Agromedicine·Jennifer E SwanbergMary Katherine Marsh
Mar 26, 2002·Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine·William M Simpson
Oct 17, 2002·The Journal of Rural Health : Official Journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association·Pamela RaoThomas A Arcury
Feb 13, 2007·Annual Review of Public Health·Thomas A Arcury, Sara A Quandt
Jan 21, 2009·BMC Public Health·Hoang Van MinhNguyen Thanh Huong
Jun 9, 2006·Environmental Health Perspectives·Thomas A ArcuryMark G Robson
Oct 18, 2003·Journal of Agromedicine·John G SpanglerJohn S Preisser
Oct 21, 2005·Journal of Agromedicine·Marcia Trapé-CardosoMichael R Grey
Jan 1, 2006·Journal of Agromedicine·Thomas A Arcury, Sara A Quandt
Feb 15, 2005·Clinical Cornerstone·Maria L Soto-GreeneRobert C Like
Feb 6, 2016·Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine·Kim SunwookThomas A Arcury
May 18, 2005·American Journal of Industrial Medicine·J R ParikhH N Saiyed
Jan 27, 2009·The Journal of Rural Health : Official Journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association·Steven R FeldmanThomas A Arcury
Feb 3, 2011·British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology·Christoph CzarnetzkiMartin R Tramèr
Jan 31, 2015·International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health·Rodrigo D MeucciNadia S Fiori
Sep 18, 2015·Nicotine & Tobacco Research : Official Journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco·Thomas A ArcurySara A Quandt
Jan 31, 2015·Journal of Agromedicine·Thomas A ArcurySara A Quandt
Jul 8, 2011·New Solutions : a Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy : NS·Erin RobinsonThomas A Arcury
Sep 27, 2016·Optometry and Vision Science : Official Publication of the American Academy of Optometry·Sara A QuandtThomas A Arcury
Jan 19, 2011·Cadernos de saúde pública·Patricia Pereira Vasconcelos de OliveiraTatiana Miranda Lanzieri
Jun 16, 2012·Ciência & saúde coletiva·Deise Lisboa Riquinho, Elida Azevedo Hennington
Feb 15, 2014·American Journal of Industrial Medicine·Anaclaudia G FassaLuiz Augusto Facchini
Jan 9, 2008·American Journal of Industrial Medicine·Thomas A ArcurySara A Quandt
Apr 20, 2019·Ethnicity & Health·Garrett A StoneAlondra DeSantiago
Aug 23, 2019·American Journal of Industrial Medicine·Sara A QuandtThomas A Arcury
Oct 24, 2019·Revista brasileira de enfermagem·Marcia Casaril Dos Santos CargninClarice Alves Bonow
May 1, 2020·New Solutions : a Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy : NS·Taylor J ArnoldStephanie S Daniel
Feb 2, 2021·Cancer Control : Journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center·Hunter K HoltYou-Lin Qiao

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

Related Papers

Nicotine & Tobacco Research : Official Journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco
Thomas A ArcuryJoanna Wang
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Marcia Trapé-CardosoBruce Gould
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Sara A QuandtD Norton
American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Philip HarberBrenda Merz
© 2021 Meta ULC. All rights reserved