Gender differences in respiratory health outcomes among farming cohorts around the globe: findings from the AGRICOH consortium.

ABSTRACT: Purpose: Respiratory hazards of farming have been identified for centuries, with little focus on gender differences. We used data from the AGRICOH consortium, a collective of prospective cohorts of agricultural workers, to assess respiratory disease prevalence among adults in 18 cohorts representing over 200,000 farmers, farm workers, and their spouses from six continents.Methods: Cohorts collected data between 1992 and 2016 and ranged in size from 200 to >128,000 individuals; 44% of participants were female. Farming practices varied from subsistence farming to large-scale industrial agriculture. All cohorts provided respiratory outcome information for their cohort based on their study definitions. The majority of outcomes were based on self-report using standard respiratory

SUBMITTER: Fix J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7494561 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature