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. 2022 Jun 1;18(2):e1234. doi: 10.1002/cl2.1234
Forst, L. (2004) Effectiveness of community health workers for promoting use of safety eyewear by Latino farm workers. Study arm: Introduction of safety information
Country US
Aim To evaluate The Community Health Worker “promotor de salud” (CHW) model as a tool for reducing eye injuries in Latino farm workers.
Target population Occupation: Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
Industry: A—Agriculture, forestry and fishing
Setting: 030 Farming and forestry
Firm size: 50–249 (medium)
Study design CBA with comparison conditions: Alternative type of intervention
Unit of analysis: Group/organizational level
Sample size: Latino farm workers: 298 intervention farms and 149 control farms. Used observations of safety (use of eyewear table IV)  = 447. Block assignment was done at the level of “farm.”
Type of intervention 1.1.1 Safety campaign, by use of various means
Evaluation design Duration of intervention: 16 weeks
Duration of follow‐up: 2 = Short‐term (≤12 months)
Type of outcome measure: Risk or behavior
Study quality Low quality