Health Related Problem among Agricultural child Labor

Document Type : Original Article

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Community Health Nursing department- Faculty of Nursing-Ain Shams University.

Abstract

Background: Child labor is a worldwide phenomenon, which considered inhumane
by many international organizations. Aim: the aim of study to assess Health related
Problems among Agricultural child Labor. Subjects and methods: this study was
descriptive, Multi stage sample for children in school The subjects of this study were
composed of 240 students enrolled in preparatory schools and labor in agriculture selected
from the highest density from each grade in the previously mentioned settings with the
following inclusion criteria (male students labor in agriculture and their age between 12 to 14
years). Results: the results of this study showed that less than half of child 13 years old, as
regarded educational grades, more than one third of them ware 2nd Preparatory, also less than
one third of them was second child, more than half of them live with their parents, more
than two third of them live in shared house As regarded family member, more than one third
of them was 3 individuals, less than two third of agricultural child labor had unsatisfactory
knowledge about Agricultural hazards and more than one third of them had satisfactory
knowledge about agricultural hazards and more than two third of agricultural child labor had
unhealthy reported practices about Agricultural hazards and more than one third of them had
healthy reported practices about Agricultural hazards. Conclusions: there were positive
significance correlation between Exposure to agriculture hazards score of agricultural child
labor and their total reported practices score. Recommendations: Preparation of a training
program for ACL to increase awareness of health hazards and periodic checkup of health
status for children early detection of occupational hazards to monitor their health status
physically and psychologically.

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