Coping With COVID-19: The Impact of the Pandemic on Latina Immigrant Women's Mental Health and Well-being.
Health Educ Behav
; 48(6): 733-738, 2021 12.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34672827
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
We sought to describe how Latina immigrants living in King County coped with the pandemic, including their attitudes and behaviors related to COVID-19, and the impact of the pandemic on their mental health and wellbeing.METHOD:
We conducted surveys by phone with adult Spanish-speaking Latina immigrants (n = 137) in the summer of 2020.RESULTS:
Very few women had been infected with COVID-19, and 23% reported having been tested. Most frequent reasons for not being tested were not knowing where to go (14%), concerns over the cost (15%), and not wanting to know if they were infected (12%). Most participants had concerns about paying for housing (76%) and food (73%). Depression and anxiety symptoms were in the moderate range. Almost all participants were practicing recommended preventive behaviors.CONCLUSION:
Although few participants had COVID-19 infection, the pandemic had significant impacts on their mental health and ability to meet basic needs.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Emigrants and Immigrants
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COVID-19
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Health Educ Behav
Journal subject:
CIENCIAS DO COMPORTAMENTO
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EDUCACAO
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States