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Characteristics of All-Terrain Vehicles and their Operators
on Kentucky Farms
Jessica Wilson, Principal
Investigator
Funded by the Southeast Center for Agricultural
Health & Injury Prevention
Grant #1 U50 OH07547-01
(10/2007-9/2008)
Abstract
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Jessica Wilson
(Ph.D. student) |
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The specific aims for this descriptive cross-sectional
study with a nested case-control are to: 1) describe the
prevalence of ATVs and their utilization for work and
leisure on Kentucky farms; 2) describe ATV-related
injuries among members of Kentucky farm households; 3)
determine farmers’ perceived risks of operating ATVs on
the farm; and 4) determine if there are associations
between factors related to riding ATVs, including riding
behavior, risk taking propensity, farm type, attitudes
toward ATV policy, and ATV-related injury status.
Using the Theory of Planned Behavior as a framework,
a random sample of farm households (N = 4,500) will be
recruited to participate in a mail survey. A listing of
eligible farms will be obtained from the USDA Kentucky
Farm Service Agency (FSA). Farms will be selected with a
probability proportional to size sampling (PPS) scheme
based on the total number of farms in each of the 120
counties in the state.
The primary approach to the analysis of the data will
be descriptive with advanced statistical modeling
methods used in the analysis of the injury data. In
general, we will employ prevalence-based case/control
study methods for the analysis of case/control data.
Findings from this study will help to inform injury
prevention practitioners and the agricultural community
about implications for surveillance, intervention, and
policy. The survey developed for this study will be
evaluated for potential use in other states in the
region. An experimental intervention study that
addresses strategies to prevent ATV-related injuries on
farms could result from this study.
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$25,000 grant, Southeast Center for Agricultural Health & Injury
Prevention
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