Risk evaluations of child-livestock interactions by dairy farm parents
通过对25位奶牛场父母的访谈，发现他们对儿童与牲畜互动风险的理解多基于本地经验而非循证指南，风险与收益被视为交织，为制定农业青少年伤害预防干预措施提供参考。
The goal of this article is to describe the results of interviews with twenty-five parents of children living and working on dairy farms. The interviews sought to uncover farm parent perspectives and experiences pertaining to raising a kid on the farm and around livestock as well as the risks and benefits involved. Parent perspectives of the risk associated with child-livestock interactions were often uninformed by evidence-based guidelines. Instead, parents showcased a relational understanding of risk primarily informed by their highly localized knowledge and experience. We argue that most dairy farm parents understand the risks associated with child-livestock interactions; however, whether these potential hazards prevent parents from allowing a child to complete a livestock-related task is dependent on complex—though well-rehearsed—processes of risk evaluation. Further, the farm parents we interviewed considered the risks and benefits of child-livestock interactions to be interwoven. We conclude by contextualizing the utility of our findings for developing effective youth agricultural injury prevention interventions and safety messaging materials. • Most children living on dairy farms complete similar sets of tasks regardless of farm size. • Dairy farm parent understandings of child-livestock interaction risks were uninformed by evidence-based guidelines. • Dairy farm parents' risk evaluations rely on localized knowledge of child, task, and dynamic work environment. • Dairy farm parents understand child-livestock interaction risks as universal and benefits as particular.