在西班牙裔/拉丁裔农场工人中,COVID-19压力的经验
Brenda Berumen-Flucker1, Hadiza Galadima2, Sylvia Shangani3
1Department of Health and Human Performance, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, USA.
Journal of agricultural safety and health
|March 13, 2025
概括
西班牙裔/拉丁裔农场工人经历了严重的COVID-19大流行压力,特别是在感染和财务影响方面. 少数人报告创伤性压力,突出了针对这一重要工人群的有针对性的支持的需要.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 西班牙裔/拉丁裔个人,特别是出生在国外的人,是美国农业劳动力的重要组成部分.
- 在COVID-19大流行期间,农业工人被认为是必不可少的,但在实施保护措施方面面临着挑战.
- 这种脆弱的人群经历了医疗保健和文化压力的障碍,使他们的COVID-19经历至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估西班牙裔/拉丁裔农业工人中COVID-19相关压力的流行和性质.
- 确定这一人口群体经历的特定压力因素,包括感染恐惧和财务担忧.
- 为制定有针对性的干预措施和支持农业工人福利的支持系统提供信息.
主要方法:
- 适应和翻译经过验证的COVID-19压力表,用于数据收集.
- 在北卡罗来纳州两个农业县使用有目的的便利抽样招募参与者.
- 从2021年6月到11月收集的数据.
主要成果:
- 绝大多数受访的西班牙裔/拉丁裔农业工人报告说,他们非常担心感染COVID-19 (92.00%) 和受到感染 (95.95%).
- 超过一半的人表示担心大流行对他们与家人见面 (53.42%) 和在经济上为家人提供 (58.33%) 能力的影响.
- 一小部分参与者经历了COVID-19创伤性压力.
结论:
- 西班牙裔/拉丁裔农场工人因COVID-19流行病而面临相当大的压力负担.
- 了解他们的独特经验对于制定有效的公共卫生战略和支持至关重要.
- 解决心理健康和财务压力因素对于改善这一重要工人群体的健康结果至关重要.
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