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Piloting the time diary method among Honduran immigrants: gendered time use
Michael Anastario1, Leah Schmalzbauer
1The Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine (CDHAM), The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS), F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA. manastario@cdham.org
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
|December 15, 2007
Summary
This study used time diaries to track daily activities in Honduran immigrants, revealing gender differences in time use. Understanding these patterns can help improve health equity for minority populations.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Sociology
- Health Disparities
Background:
- Time allocation influences health behaviors like exercise, sleep, and healthcare access.
- Understanding these patterns is crucial for improving health outcomes in minority populations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To pilot the time diary method in a Honduran immigrant community.
- To assess time allocation patterns and examine gender-based variations.
- To explore how time use relates to health disparities.
Main Methods:
- Participatory ethnography with 34 urban Honduran immigrants over 7 days.
- Utilized a time diary method, recording activities in 30-minute intervals.
- Assessed respondent-level reliability for various time-spent categories.
Main Results:
- High reliability (exceeding 0.7) was observed for time spent in commuting, care work, family responsibility, and individual leisure.
- Demonstrated better results than shorter tracking schemes (3- or 10-day).
- Identified significant gender differences in time allocation patterns.
Conclusions:
- Time use patterns provide insights into behavioral mechanisms affecting health in minority groups.
- Elucidating time use can explain gendered disparities in physical mobility and healthcare access.
- The time diary method is a reliable tool for studying time allocation in this population.
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