Migration & self-rated health: comparing occupational cohorts in California & Spain (MICASA and ITSAL Projects)

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• dc.contributor.author Sousa, Emilyca
• dc.contributor.author Stoecklin-Marois, Mariaca
• dc.contributor.author Martínez Martínez, José Miguel, 1974-ca
• dc.contributor.author Benavides, Fernando G. (Fernando García)ca
• dc.contributor.author Schenker, Marcca
• dc.date.accessioned 2015-06-05T07:49:37Z
• dc.date.available 2015-06-05T07:49:37Z
• dc.date.issued 2014ca
• dc.description.abstract International migration is a growing global phenomenon. The magnitude of the global population living outside their countries of origin substantiates the value of considering potential public health issues and their population-wide burden. As migration has yet to be generally accepted as an exposure in and of itself, and encompasses a wide range of experiences and health effects, a measure of overall health is well suited for this research. This study compares self-rated health between two independently collected occupational cohorts as part of the ITSAL study in Spain and the MICASA study in Mendota, California, USA. We observed greater gender balance in the MICASA sample than the ITSAL sample, where there was a substantial male majority. Mexican-born workers in the MICASA sample tended to be older, less educated, and more likely to work in agriculture than their Moroccan-born counterparts in the ITSAL study. We also observed a higher prevalence of poor self-rated health in the MICASA sample compared to the ITSAL sample. Differences may be due to sampling and data collection issues, cultural issues and the subjectivity of self-rated health as an outcome, as well as actual health differences. Further research is needed to determine common and distinct migration-related public health issues.en
• dc.description.sponsorship Funding for the MICASA study was provided by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (2U500H007550 and RO1OH009293) and The California Endowment. Funding for the ITSAL project was provided by the Fondo de Investigación Sanitaria, Instituto de Salud Carlos III in 2005 (PI050497, PI052202, PI052334), 2006 (PI061701), and 2007 (PI0790470).en
• dc.format.mimetype application/pdfca
• dc.identifier.citation Sousa E, Stoecklin-Marois M, Martínez JM, Benavides FG, Schenker M. Migration & self-rated health: Comparing occupational cohorts in California & Spain (MICASA and ITSAL Projects. Field Actions Science Report. 2014; Special Issue 10: 6 p.ca
• dc.identifier.issn 1867-8521ca
• dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/23743
• dc.language.iso engca
• dc.publisher Institut Veolia Environnmentca
• dc.relation.ispartof Field Actions Science Report. 2014;Special Issue 10:6 p.
• dc.rights © Author(s) 2014. This work is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. http://factsreports.revues.org/3323ca
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• dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
• dc.subject.keyword Epidemiologyen
• dc.subject.keyword Immigrant Workersen
• dc.subject.keyword Occupational Healthen
• dc.subject.keyword Self-Reported Healthen
• dc.subject.keyword Spainen
• dc.subject.keyword United Statesen
• dc.subject.other Immigrants -- Treball -- Espanya -- Aspectes sanitarisca
• dc.subject.other Immigrants -- Estats Units d'Amèricaca
• dc.subject.other Salut en el treballca
• dc.title Migration & self-rated health: comparing occupational cohorts in California & Spain (MICASA and ITSAL Projects)en
• dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/articleca
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