Heat-Related Illness Among Latinx Child Farmworkers in North Carolina: A Mixed-Methods Study.
New Solut
; 30(2): 111-126, 2020 08.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32349618
Children as young as ten are legally hired for farm work. In North Carolina, many of these hired children are Latinx; they often work long hours during hot and humid summer conditions. Heat-related illness occurs along a continuum of severity ranging from heat cramps and rashes to heat exhaustion and heat stroke, which can be fatal. The literature on the negative health effects of occupational heat exposure is growing; however, few studies have examined this exposure and health outcomes among child agricultural workers. To understand Latinx child farmworkers' experiences of working in heat, we conducted in-depth interviews (n = 30). To estimate the prevalence of heat-related illness symptoms and associated factors, we conducted survey interviews (n = 165). Heat-related illness is common among these child farmworkers. While children often understand the dangers of working in heat, work organization often prevents their taking precautions. Formal workplace protections to prevent heat-related illness are limited.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transtornos de Estresse por Calor
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Doenças dos Trabalhadores Agrícolas
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
New Solut
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA OCUPACIONAL
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SAUDE AMBIENTAL
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos