Comparison of Working Conditions Between Immigrant and Non-Immigrant Healthcare Workers in the United States: Evidence from the National Health Interview Survey

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• Personal Author:
  Guardiano M ; Li J ; Matthews TA ; Robbins W
• Description:
  Immigrants in the United States (U.S.) healthcare workforce face challenging working conditions. This study aimed to compare the working conditions of healthcare workers based on immigration status. Using National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) 2015 data, we compared the sociodemographic characteristics and working conditions between 374 non-U.S. born and 1,986 U.S. born healthcare workers. Multivariable logistic regression was used to examine associations between immigration status and selected working conditions. It was found that non-U.S. born and U.S. born healthcare workers differed in sociodemographic and occupational characteristics. After adjusting for sociodemographic covariates, non-U.S. born healthcare workers had higher odds of non-permanent contract work (aOR: 1.87, 95% CI [1.25, 2.79], p < 0.01) and lower odds of workplace harassment (aOR: 0.51, 95% CI [0.31, 0.83], p < 0.01), compared to U.S. born healthcare workers. Immigrant healthcare workers' occupational experiences should be further explored to improve organizational and psychosocial working conditions. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Emigration And Immigration Health Personnel Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Emigrants And Immigrants Health Care Workers Health Personnel Immigrant Workers National Health Interview Survey NHIS Occupational Health Psychosocial Factors Sociodemographic Factors Working Conditions
• ISSN:
  2093-7911
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; San Francisco Region [OSHA]
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  491-495
• Volume:
  15
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20070138
• Citation:
  Saf Health Work 2024 Dec; 15(4):491-495
• Contact Point Address:
  Dr. Jian Li, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, School of Nursing, University of California Los Angeles. 650 Charles E. Young Dr. South, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States
• Email:
  jianli2019@ucla.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2025
• Performing Organization:
  University of California Los Angeles
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Safety and Health at Work
• End Date:
  20270630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9ad2ae366d7e557cd3d8fa4a2ad9715ede3b412f3dec7a6af642cf2dd948d285b8e70b4e7b6d5454f2d2e8dd245b07e25c184c3835dc896dbf228056bb783bde
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/208419/cdc_208419_DS1.pdf
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