TY - JOUR
T1 - A Cross-sectional Study of Gender-related Differences in Reporting Fatigue and Pain among Latino/A Migrant Farmworkers
AU - Ramos, Athena K.
AU - Carvajal-Suarez, Marcela
AU - Trinidad, Natalia
AU - Michaud, Tzeyu L.
AU - Grimm, Brandon
AU - LeVan, Tricia
AU - Siahpush, Mohammad
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported through internal funding provided by the University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health, Center for Reducing Health Disparities [N/A]. We thank all of the farmworkers who participated in this study for their time and trust in sharing their experience with us. We acknowledge research team members, Antonia Correa, Roy Rivera, and JN Sanchez, who assisted with conducting interviews. We acknowledge the valuable contributions of our partners: Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health (CS-CASH), Nebraska Migrant Education Program, and Proteus.
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PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Objectives: Migrant farmworkers face many hardships in both their working and living environments including dangerous and demanding tasks, long hours, and inadequate rest. This study sought to explore gender differences in the reporting of fatigue and pain and to identify predictors of fatigue and pain among migrant farmworkers in Nebraska (n = 241). Methods: Bivariate tests were used to assess associations among study variables. Linear and generalized linear mixed effect models were used to assess gender as a predictor of fatigue and pain respectively while controlling for covariates. Results: Females reported significantly higher levels of fatigue (M score = 15.5, SD = 6.1 compared to M score = 12.8, SD = 4.3) than their male counterparts. Females were also more likely to report pain (56.9% of females compared to 36.3% of males). Being female, pain, hours of sleep, and job demands were significant predictors of fatigue. Fatigue and job-related injury were the only significant predictors of pain. Conclusions: There are gender-related disparities in the reporting of fatigue and pain among Latino/a migrant farmworkers. Extra precautions need to be taken to protect worker health and safety and reduce fatigue, particularly for female workers. Implications for employers, supervisors, and healthcare providers are discussed.
AB - Objectives: Migrant farmworkers face many hardships in both their working and living environments including dangerous and demanding tasks, long hours, and inadequate rest. This study sought to explore gender differences in the reporting of fatigue and pain and to identify predictors of fatigue and pain among migrant farmworkers in Nebraska (n = 241). Methods: Bivariate tests were used to assess associations among study variables. Linear and generalized linear mixed effect models were used to assess gender as a predictor of fatigue and pain respectively while controlling for covariates. Results: Females reported significantly higher levels of fatigue (M score = 15.5, SD = 6.1 compared to M score = 12.8, SD = 4.3) than their male counterparts. Females were also more likely to report pain (56.9% of females compared to 36.3% of males). Being female, pain, hours of sleep, and job demands were significant predictors of fatigue. Fatigue and job-related injury were the only significant predictors of pain. Conclusions: There are gender-related disparities in the reporting of fatigue and pain among Latino/a migrant farmworkers. Extra precautions need to be taken to protect worker health and safety and reduce fatigue, particularly for female workers. Implications for employers, supervisors, and healthcare providers are discussed.
KW - Fatigue
KW - Latino/Hispanic
KW - Midwest
KW - agricultural workers
KW - pain
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U2 - 10.1080/1059924X.2020.1713272
DO - 10.1080/1059924X.2020.1713272
M3 - Article
C2 - 31941431
AN - SCOPUS:85078063488
SN - 1059-924X
VL - 25
SP - 319
EP - 329
JO - Journal of Agromedicine
JF - Journal of Agromedicine
IS - 3
ER -