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. 2015 Mar;57(3):292-9.
doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000351.

Work and health among Latina mothers in farmworker families

Thomas A Arcury  1 , Grisel Trejo, Cynthia K Suerken, Joseph G Grzywacz, Edward H Ip, Sara A Quandt
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Work and health among Latina mothers in farmworker families

Thomas A Arcury et al. J Occup Environ Med. 2015 Mar.

Abstract

Background: Work organization is important for the health of vulnerable workers, particularly women. This analysis describes work organization for Latinas in farmworker families and delineates the associations of work organization with health indicators.

Methods: Up to 220 Latina women in farmworker families completed interviews from October 2012 to July 2013. Interviews addressed job structure, job demand, job control, and job support. Health measures included stress, depressive symptoms, physical activity, family conflict, and family economic security.

Results: Three fifths of the women were employed. Several work organization dimensions, including shift, psychological demand, work safety climate, and benefits, were associated with participant health as expected, on the basis of the work organization and job demands-control-support models.

Conclusions: Research should address women's health and specific work responsibilities. Occupational safety policy must consider the importance of work organization in the health of vulnerable workers.

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Conflict of interest: None

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