Work-life stress during the coronavirus pandemic among Latina farmworkers in a rural California region.

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• Personal Author:
  Flores D ; Flores L Jr. ; Keeney AJ ; Quandt A
• Description:
  Objectives: To examine the type and severity of stressors experienced among Latina farmworkers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A survey containing the Migrant Farmworker Stress Inventory was administered to 77 female-identifying Latina farmworkers working in a US-Mexico border region. A sub-sample of five participants participated in key-informant interviews. Data collection occurred in Summer 2021. Results: Nearly 40% of Latina farmworkers reported high stress levels indicative of clinical mental health risks. Health and safety concerns and experienced stressors identified included visible substance abuse and poor bathroom conditions at the field site, language barriers, and balancing work and home life demands. Conclusions: Latina farmworkers have unique health and safety needs, and COVID-19 has contributed to the experienced stressors. Understanding the familial and working environment sources of stress specific to female agriculture workers is imperative to implementing culturally and gender-responsive strategies to better support the health and safety of farming populations in future pandemics. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Communicable Diseases Emigration And Immigration Farmers Mental Health Minority Health Nervous System Occupational Health Race Factors Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Substance-Related Disorders Women Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: COVID-19; Latina; US-Mexico; Farmworkers; Mental Health; Occupational Stress; Stress COVID-19; Workers; Work Environment; Work-life Balance; Worker Health; Stress; Farm Workers; Racial Factors; Immigrant Workers; Minority Health; Humans; Women; Sampling; Mental Health; Risk Factors; Substance Abuse; Language Barrier; Agricultural Workers; Agriculture;
• ISSN:
  1660-4601
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  19
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065064
• Citation:
  Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Apr; 19(8):4928
• Contact Point Address:
  Annie J. Keeney, School of Social Work, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, USA
• Email:
  akeeney@sdsu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Performing Organization:
  University of California - Davis
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:25132029e317089941644445a3ff04ff689aea8b285bdc04a850a36af9b1ca23a4dc8b17d45dbf00dfaa968345f3c46f9eb2af80b31caa9db0415b2b2cb44fbc
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/248747/cdc_248747_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 282.90 KB ]