Designing an Agricultural Occupational Health Behavioral Model

Document Type : Original Research

Authors
S. Moradhaseli 1
C. Colosio 2
H. Farhadiana 1
E. Abbasi 1
F. Ghofranipour 3
1 Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
2 Department of Health Sciences of the University of Milano and International Center for Rural Health of the University Hospital San Paolo, Milano, Italy.
3 Department of Health Education, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
Abstract
Occupational injuries have several psychological, economic, social, and institutional consequences. Agriculture is a high-risk industry, but occupational injuries are mainly rooted in the behavior of farmers. The present study was conducted using the qualitative approach and the grounded theory method. The study population included members of the Faculty of Agricultural Science and Occupational Health of the School of Medical Science, agricultural experts, occupational health experts, and farmers who were selected through snowball sampling in Kermanshah province in western Iran. The data was collected through interviews. The findings showed that cognitive, personal management, cultural, organizational and economic factors affect agricultural occupational health behavior. In the research model, healthy growers, healthy products, and healthy society were the consequences of the use of appropriate strategies for agricultural occupational health behavior. Designing a native model of healthy behavior to promote occupational health is a step towards reducing injuries among farmers.

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Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology
Volume 22, Issue 1
January and February 2020
Pages 57-66