Perspectives on Safety and Health among Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers in the United States and Mexico: A Qualitative Field Study

Autor/inn/en	Stallones, Lorann; Acosta, Martha S. Vela; Sample, Pat; Bigelow, Philip; Rosales, Monica
Titel	Perspectives on Safety and Health among Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers in the United States and Mexico: A Qualitative Field Study
Quelle	In: Journal of Rural Health, 25 (2009) 2, S.219-225 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0890-765X
DOI	10.1111/j.1748-0361.2009.00221.x
Schlagwörter	Safety; Prevention; Injuries; Motor Vehicles; Seasonal Laborers; Migrant Workers; Foreign Countries; Epistemology; Mexicans; Occupational Safety and Health; Agricultural Occupations; Interviews; Social Theories; Rural Areas; Colorado; Mexico + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sicherheit; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Motor vehicle; Kraftwagen; Seasonal worker; Seasonal workers; Seasonal laborer; Seasonal labourer; Seasonal labourers; Saisonarbeiter; Wanderarbeiter; Ausland; Erkenntnistheorie; Mexikaner; Occupational safety; Arbeitssicherheit; Agriculture; Occupation; Landwirtschaft; Beruf; Landwirtschaftlicher Beruf; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Gesellschaftstheorie; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Mexiko
Abstract	Context: A large number of hired farmworkers in the United States come from Mexico. Understanding safety and health concerns among the workers is essential to improving prevention programs. Purpose: The purpose of this pilot study was to obtain detailed information about safety and health concerns of hired farmworkers in Colorado and in Mexico. Methods: A total of 10 migrant farmworkers from northern Colorado and 5 seasonal farmworkers from Guanajuato, Mexico, were interviewed using a semi-structured interview process. The social cognitive theory (SCT) served as a framework to gain understanding of safety and health among workers. Findings: Topics of concern identified included causes of farm, home and motor vehicle injuries, and treatment preferences for injuries and illnesses. Four main themes emerged: safety and health concerns, personal control and prevention strategies, factors affecting control and prevention strategies, and the importance of family. Conclusions: Further study of the themes using a revised semi-structured interview will be done in a larger study among hired farmworkers. The results add to the current work to understand specific health and safety concerns among these workers. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10