Table 2.
Associations of heat illness prevention strategies with heat illness among H-2A and non–H-2A farmworkers
| Prevention Strategies | H-2A workers (n=177) |
Non–H-2A workers (n=104) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | Heat Illness n (%)a | PR (95% CI)b | n (%) | Heat Illness n (%)a | PR (95% CI)b | |
| Total Population | 54 (31) | 58 (56) | ||||
| Change work hours | 61 (35) | 12 (20) | 0.58 (0.33, 1.03) | 42 (40) | 24 (57) | 1.18 (0.84, 1.64) |
| Change work activities | 53 (30) | 9 (17) | 0.50 (0.26, 0.96) | 43 (41) | 25 (58) | 1.21 (0.87, 1.69) |
| Drink more water | 172 (97) | 53 (31) | 0.86 (0.14, 5.29) | 103 (99) | 58 (56) | — |
| Rest breaks in shaded areas | 130 (73) | 37 (29) | 0.68 (0.43, 1.10) | 97 (93) | 54 (56) | 1.20 (0.64, 2.26) |
| Air-conditioned places during breaks or after work | 1 (<1) | 1 (100) | — | 5 (5) | 4 (80) | 1.27 (0.61, 2.64) |
| Change hours or activities | 62 (35) | 13 (21) | 0.63 (0.36, 1.10) | 45 (43) | 27 (60) | 1.28 (0.91, 1.80) |
| Change hours and activities | 52 (29) | 8 (15) | 0.44 (0.22, 0.89) | 40 (39) | 22 (55) | 1.11 (0.79, 1.55) |
a
Row percentages
b
Adjusted for educational attainment, housing type, years in U.S. agriculture
PR: prevalence ratio