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OBJECTIVE: Despite the need for information in the area of migration and health, the available data are sparse. We describe the field work in a cross-sectional study on the health of immigrant workers in Spain. METHOD: A convenience sample of workers from Colombia, Ecuador, Morocco and Rumania in four cities was targeted, using a block-walking approach. The outcome rates of the American Association of Public Opinion Research were estimated. RESULTS: Of 6,504 persons approached, 71.4% were eligible contacts. Of these contacts, only 57.8% completed interviews. Response and cooperation rates were above 50%. CONCLUSIONS: Block-walking enabled surveyors to access difficult-to-reach groups. The use of specifically trained surveyors with a background similar to that of the target population increased the effectiveness of our methods.
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Databases, Factual , Emigrants and Immigrants/statistics & numerical data , Emigration and Immigration , Employment , Health Surveys , Surveys and Questionnaires , Adult , Colombia/ethnology , Communication Barriers , Cross-Sectional Studies , Data Collection/methods , Ecuador/ethnology , Female , Humans , Male , Morocco/ethnology , Romania/ethnology , Sampling Studies , Spain , Urban Population/statistics & numerical data , Young AdultABSTRACT
OBJETIVO: Comparar los accidentes laborales en trabajadores inmigrantes y autóctonos en España. MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS: La fuente de información procede de la Encuesta Española de Condiciones de Trabajo. La nacionalidad del trabajador fue la variable explicativa principal, clasificada según el índice de desarrollo humano (IDH). La variable resultado fueron los accidentes laborales (AL). Otras variables incluidas fueron sociodemográficas y condiciones de empleo. Se calcularon prevalencias y razones de momios (RM) crudas y ajustadas (regresión logística) con sus intervalos de confianza al 95 por ciento (IC95 por ciento). RESULTADOS: La prevalencia de AL en trabajadores de países de bajo IDH fue 12.7 por ciento (mujeres: 11.1 por ciento), y en españoles 10.3 por ciento (mujeres: 8.1 por ciento). Comparado con trabajadoras autóctonas, las mujeres de países de bajo IDH presentaron mayor riesgo (RM ajustada 1.66; IC95 por ciento 1.21-2.28). Conclusión. Es necesario profundizar en el análisis causal de los AL en inmigrantes identificando los posibles factores de riesgo y reforzando las medidas preventivas para su control.
OBJECTIVE: Compare the occupational accidents between autochthonous and immigrant workers in Spain. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Data were obtained from the Spanish Survey of Working Conditions. Nationality was considered as an explicative variable, and the country of origin was regrouped according to the Human Development Index-HDI. Occupational accidents were the outcome. Other variables included were sociodemographic and employment conditions. Prevalences were calculated as well as simple and adjusted odds ratio (OR) (logistic regression) with a 95 percent confidence interval (CI 95 percent). RESULTS: The prevalence of occupational accidents was 12.7 percent (women, 11.1 percent) for workers from low HDI countries and 10.3 percent (women, 8.1 percent) for Spaniards. A higher risk of occupational accidents was observed among women from low HDI countries compared to Spaniards (adjusted OR 1.66; 95 percentCI 1.21-2.28). DISCUSSION: It is necessary to conduct a more thorough causal analysis of occupational accidents among immigrants in order to identify risk factors and strengthen prevention and control strategies.
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Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Young Adult , Accidents, Occupational/statistics & numerical data , Emigrants and Immigrants/statistics & numerical data , Cross-Sectional Studies , Spain , Young AdultABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: Compare the occupational accidents between autochthonous and immigrant workers in Spain. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Data were obtained from the Spanish Survey of Working Conditions. Nationality was considered as an explicative variable, and the country of origin was regrouped according to the Human Development Index-HDI. Occupational accidents were the outcome. Other variables included were sociodemographic and employment conditions. Prevalences were calculated as well as simple and adjusted odds ratio (OR) (logistic regression) with a 95% confidence interval (CI 95%). RESULTS: The prevalence of occupational accidents was 12.7% (women, 11.1%) for workers from low HDI countries and 10.3% (women, 8.1%) for Spaniards. A higher risk of occupational accidents was observed among women from low HDI countries compared to Spaniards (adjusted OR 1.66; 95%CI 1.21-2.28). DISCUSSION: It is necessary to conduct a more thorough causal analysis of occupational accidents among immigrants in order to identify risk factors and strengthen prevention and control strategies.