Citation

Wong IS, Breslin FC. Am. J. Ind. Med. 2017; 60(3): 285-294.

Affiliation

Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, Ontario.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/ajim.22684

PMID

28195658

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Parental involvement in keeping their children safe at work has been examined in a handful of studies, with mixed results. Evidence has suggested that non-work injury risk is higher among children from single-parent families, but little is known about their risk for work-related injuries.

METHODS: Five survey cycles of the Canadian Community Health Survey were pooled to create a nationally representative sample of employed 15-19-year old students (N = 16,620). Multivariable logistic regression estimated the association between family status and work injury.

RESULTS: Risk of work-related repetitive strains (OR:1.24, 95%CI: 0.69-2.22) did not differ by family type. However, children of single parents were less likely to sustain a work injury receiving immediate medical care (OR:0.43, 95%CI: 0.19-0.96).

CONCLUSION: Despite advantages and disadvantages related to family types, there is no evidence that work-related injury risk among adolescents from single parent families is greater than that of partnered-parent families. Am. J. Ind. Med. 60:285-294, 2017. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

© 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Language: en

Keywords

adolescent; employment; parents; repetitive work strain injuries; work injuries