Sousa, EmilyAgudelo Suárez, Andrés ABenavides, Fernando G. (Fernando García)Schenker, MarcGarcía, Ana MaríaBenach, JoanDelclós Gómez-Morán, Carlos EricLópez Jacob, María JoséRuiz Frutos, CarlosRonda-Pérez, ElenaPorthé, VictoriaITSAL project2016-01-152016-01-152010Sousa E, Agudelo-Suárez A, Benavides FG, Schenker M, García AM, Benach J et al. Immigration, work and health in Spain: the influence of legal status and employment contract on reported health indicators. Int J Public Health. 2010;55(5):443-51. DOI: 10.1007/s00038-010-0141-81661-8556http://hdl.handle.net/10230/25582OBJECTIVE: To analyze the relationship of legal status and employment conditions with health indicators in foreign-born and Spanish-born workers in Spain. METHODS: Cross-sectional study of 1,849 foreign-born and 509 Spanish-born workers (2008-2009, ITSAL Project). Considered employment conditions: permanent, temporary and no contract (foreign-born and Spanish-born); considered legal statuses: documented and undocumented (foreign-born). Joint relationships with self-rated health (SRH) and mental health (MH) were analyzed via logistical regression. RESULTS: When compared with male permanently contracted Spanish-born workers, worse health is seen in undocumented foreign-born, time in Spain ≤3 years (SRH aOR 2.68, 95% CI 1.09-6.56; MH aOR 2.26, 95% CI 1.15-4.42); in Spanish-born, temporary contracts (SRH aOR 2.40, 95% CI 1.04-5.53); and in foreign-born, temporary contracts, time in Spain >3 years (MH: aOR 1.96, 95% CI 1.13-3.38). In females, highest self-rated health risks are in foreign-born, temporary contracts (aOR 2.36, 95% CI 1.13-4.91) and without contracts, time in Spain >3 years (aOR 4.63, 95% CI 1.95-10.97). CONCLUSIONS: Contract type is a health determinant in both foreign-born and Spanish-born workers. This study offers an uncommon exploration of undocumented migration and raises methodological issues to consider in future research.application/pdfeng© Springer. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited.Emigració i immigració -- Dret i legislacióSalut pública Enquestesinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-010-0141-8Emigration and immigrationIllegal migrantsMigrant workersEmployment contractsOccupational healthinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess