Open AccessHigher unemployment and higher work-related traumatic fatality: trends and associations from the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, 2007–2018
Author(s) -
Samuel Kwaku Essien,
Catherine Trask,
Cindy Feng
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.4013
Subject(s) - unemployment , work (physics) , demography , geography , demographic economics , psychology , environmental health , medicine , sociology , economic growth , economics , engineering , mechanical engineering
Although Saskatchewan appears to have the greatest burden of work-related fatality (WRF) in Canada, it is unclear how WRF rates have varied over time. We investigated the WRF rate in Saskatchewan over the past decade and modeled potential risk factors for WRF, including economic indicators.