Work Load, Fatigue and Subjective Symptoms of Female Farmers in Two Advanced Agricultural Areas / 日本農村医学会雑誌

ABSTRACT

Health problems of the farmers were surveyed in two districts where progressed mechanization, green hause culture or other improved management systems were introduced.<BR>The following results were obtained<BR>1. Long daily working hours remain as before, therefore, sleeping hours and hausehold hours in female are shortened in busy seasons.<BR>2. By introduction of joint management or cooperative manegement working hours of female farmers were shortened in some cases, but not enough.<BR>3. New health hazards as noise, vibration, toxic chemicals, continuing of forced posture, forced repetitive motion of hands and arms are being marked.<BR>4. High incidence of subjective symptoms relating to their acute or chronic fatigue were obserbed in most type of agriculture, which were considered to indicate that modernization of agricultural production had been promoted in lacking of consideration for farmer's health.