Stress and Sociocultural Factors Related to Health Status Among US–Mexico Border Farmworkers

This study examines factors relating to farmworkers’ health status from sociocultural factors, including stress embedded within their work and community contexts. A cross-sectional household survey of farmworkers (N = 299) included social-demographics, immigration status descriptors, and a social-ec...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of immigrant and minority health 2014-12, Vol.16 (6), p.1176-1182
Hauptverfasser: Carvajal, Scott C., Kibor, Clara, McClelland, Deborah Jean, Ingram, Maia, de Zapien, Jill Guernsey, Torres, Emma, Redondo, Floribella, Rodriguez, Kathryn, Rubio-Goldsmith, Raquel, Meister, Joel, Rosales, Cecilia
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Zusammenfassung:This study examines factors relating to farmworkers’ health status from sociocultural factors, including stress embedded within their work and community contexts. A cross-sectional household survey of farmworkers (N = 299) included social-demographics, immigration status descriptors, and a social-ecologically grounded, community-responsive, stress assessment. Outcomes included three standard US national surveillance measures of poor mental, physical, and self-rated health (SRH). Logistic regression models showed that higher levels of stress were significantly associated (Ps
ISSN:1557-1912
1557-1920
DOI:10.1007/s10903-013-9853-1