The Migrant Adolescent Work-Life Study

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• Personal Author:
  Bautista LE ; Cooper CJ ; Cooper SP ; Del Junco DJ ; Levin, Jeffrey L. ; Shipp EM
• Description:
  Little published data describe chronic disease indicators among migrant farmworker adolescents, a vulnerable working population. To address this gap, we are conducting a five-year (2006-2011) combined cross-sectional/cohort study to examine the prevalence of and risk factors for hypertension, overweight, hyperinsulemia, and back symptoms among students from two South Texas high schools. Along with physical examinations, we are administering a questionnaire soliciting information on work history, health risk behaviors, acculturation, and other factors. Among 628 sampled students, 508 participated (80.9%) after completing consent procedures. Of these, 257 were migrant education students and 251were their non-migrant counterparts. Approximately, 96.9% of participants are Hispanic and 50.0% are male. Initial analyses of baseline data, comparing migrant and non-migrant students, show a prevalence of 26.7% vs. 26.4% for acanthosis nigricans (AN, a marker of hyperinsulemia); and 26.0% vs. 20.0% for high normal or high blood pressure (>90th percentile for age, height, and gender). The prevalence of AN was 24.6% for males and 28.4% for females. The prevalence of high normal or high blood pressure was 32.0% for males and 17.7% for females. These preliminary results suggest a compelling need for a comprehensive intervention to prevent significant chronic disease in this high-risk Hispanic adolescent population. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Chronic Disease Emigration And Immigration Farmers Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Adolescents Chronic Diseases Farm Workers Migrant Workers Risk Factors Young Workers
• Publisher:
  University of Washington
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 6 ; Texas ; Washington ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  14
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057303
• Citation:
  Proceedings of Health and Safety in Western Agriculture: New Paths, November 11-13, 2008, Cle Elum, Washington. Seattle, WA, Washington University, 2008 Nov; :14
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of Health and Safety in Western Agriculture: New Paths, November 11-13, 2008, Cle Elum, Washington
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3c2e2921b519922d58f8d04c0667005da464764c8f787d82e1221278c9b5789c9589eeed27d9dd7b158c27ff55516dc2371e4b5b4c88c4a84795ce87526648f8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214698/cdc_214698_DS1.pdf
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