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Worker compensation injuries among the Aboriginal population of British Columbia, Canada : incidence, annual trends, and ecological analysis of risk markers, 1987–2010 Jin, Andrew; George, M. Anne; Brussoni, Mariana; Lalonde, Christopher E.

Abstract

Background: Aboriginal people in British Columbia (BC) have higher injury incidence than the general population, but information is scarce regarding variability among injury categories, time periods, and geographic, demographic and socio-economic groups. Our project helps fill these gaps. This report focuses on workplace injuries. Results: During the period 1987–2010, the crude rate of worker compensation injury in BC was 146.6 per 10,000 person-years (95% confidence interval: 146.4 to 146.9 per 10,000). The Aboriginal rate was 115.6 per 10,000 (95% CI: 114.4 to 116.8 per 10,000) and SRR was 0.88 (95% CI: 0.87 to 0.89). Among those living on reserves SRR was 0.79 (95% CI: 0.78 to 0.80). These community characteristics independently predicted injury risk: crowded housing, proportion of population who identified as Aboriginal, and interactions between employment rate and income, occupational risk, proportion of university-educated persons, and year. Conclusions: As employment rates rise, so has risk of workplace injury among the Aboriginal population. We need culturally sensitive prevention programs, targeting regions and industries where Aboriginal workers are concentrated and demographic groups that are at higher risk.

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Title
Worker compensation injuries among the Aboriginal population of British Columbia, Canada : incidence, annual trends, and ecological analysis of risk markers, 1987–2010
Creator
Jin, Andrew; George, M. Anne; Brussoni, Mariana; Lalonde, Christopher E.
Contributor
B.C. Injury Research and Prevention Unit; Child and Family Research Institute; Children's Hospital (Vancouver, B.C.).
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Date Issued
2014-07-10
Description
Background: Aboriginal people in British Columbia (BC) have higher injury incidence than the general population, but information is scarce regarding variability among injury categories, time periods, and geographic, demographic and socio-economic groups. Our project helps fill these gaps. This report focuses on workplace injuries. Results: During the period 1987–2010, the crude rate of worker compensation injury in BC was 146.6 per 10,000 person-years (95% confidence interval: 146.4 to 146.9 per 10,000). The Aboriginal rate was 115.6 per 10,000 (95% CI: 114.4 to 116.8 per 10,000) and SRR was 0.88 (95% CI: 0.87 to 0.89). Among those living on reserves SRR was 0.79 (95% CI: 0.78 to 0.80). These community characteristics independently predicted injury risk: crowded housing, proportion of population who identified as Aboriginal, and interactions between employment rate and income, occupational risk, proportion of university-educated persons, and year. Conclusions: As employment rates rise, so has risk of workplace injury among the Aboriginal population. We need culturally sensitive prevention programs, targeting regions and industries where Aboriginal workers are concentrated and demographic groups that are at higher risk.
Subject
Occupational injuries (MeSH); Workers’ compensation (MeSH); Indians; North American (MeSH); Indigenous population (MeSH); First Nations; Epidemiology (MeSH); Population surveillance (MeSH); Socioeconomic factors (MeSH); Children and youth (0-19); Adults (20-64); Indigenous injury; Workplace injury; Injury risks
Geographic Location
British Columbia (MeSH); Canada (MeSH)
Genre
Article
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2021-02-22
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0395927
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/77355
Affiliation
Medicine, Faculty of; Other UBC; Non UBC; Pediatrics, Department of; Population and Public Health (SPPH), School of
Citation
Jin, A., George, M.A., Brussoni, M. et al. Worker compensation injuries among the Aboriginal population of British Columbia, Canada: incidence, annual trends, and ecological analysis of risk markers, 1987–2010. BMC Public Health 14, 710 (2014).
Publisher DOI
10.1186/1471-2458-14-710
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Researcher
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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