@article{ref1,
title="Perspectives on safety and health among migrant and seasonal farmworkers in the United States and México: a qualitative field study",
journal="Journal of rural health",
year="2009",
author="Stallones, Lorann and Acosta, Martha Soledad Vela and Sample, Pat and Bigelow, Philip and Rosales, Monica",
volume="25",
number="2",
pages="219-225",
abstract="CONTEXT: A large number of hired farmworkers in the United States come from México. 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 México. METHODS: A total of 10 migrant farmworkers from northern Colorado and 5 seasonal farmworkers from Guanajuato, México, 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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0890-765X",
doi="10.1111/j.1748-0361.2009.00221.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-0361.2009.00221.x"
}