The Health of Children in the Latinx Farmworker Community in the Eastern United States

Quandt, Sara A.; Arnold, Taylor J.

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-36643-8_7

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“…More in-depth research is needed to better evaluate these children's utilization of healthcare services, cultural beliefs and respiratory problems associated with occupational exposures and specific job activities, such as working in tobacco. Rural, hired Latinx child farmworkers are vulnerable to many life and work obstacles [34]. Being hired to perform potentially hazardous and dangerous farm jobs is work that should not be performed by children.…”

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Respiratory Health and Suspected Asthma among Hired Latinx Child Farmworkers in Rural North Carolina

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The aim of this study was to evaluate respiratory health problems, including suspected asthma, and healthcare provider utilization among a sample of Latinx hired child farmworkers in rural North Carolina (n = 140). In 2018, a respiratory health questionnaire and breathing tests were collected from Latinx child (11–19 years) farmworkers (35.0% girls and 65.0% boys). Overall, 21.4% of children reported having been told by a medical provider that they had asthma, yet based on a combination of responses to respiratory survey questions, 36.4% or 15% more were identified as having suspected asthma. While 56.4% reported having a regular medical doctor, 38% had not had a medical exam in the past year. Respiratory dysfunction, including suspected, or uncontrolled asthma was prevalent among this group. Latinx children working in agriculture are vulnerable to occupational hazards and exposures and require assurances that they will receive access to high quality healthcare services that include routine respiratory health screenings.

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Respiratory Health and Suspected Asthma among Hired Latinx Child Farmworkers in Rural North Carolina

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“…[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] Hired Latinx children constitute an especially vulnerable population within the larger farmworker community. 14,15 Findings from research with farmworkers and other outdoor workers are concerning, given the prognosis of higher global temperatures due to climate change. 1,16 Using surveys, biomonitoring, and environmental sampling, studies have begun to delineate the relationship between the various risk factors and outcomes of HRI among farmworkers.…”

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“…33,36 Factors outside the control of child farmworkers such as the intensity and pace of farm work tasks, long work hours, limited control over their work environment, and lack of regulatory frameworks in agriculture increase their risk of HRI. 15,[37][38][39] Summers are extremely hot and humid in North Carolina (Table 1). 40 The findings from a recent study of Latinx child farmworkers in North Carolina indicate that children experience considerable exposure to working in peak summer heat.…”

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“…Latinx child farmworkers have additional barriers to healthcare seeking and access due to family immigration status or low knowledge levels about how to seek care. 15 Physiologically, there are several important differences between children and adults relevant to HRI risk. Children's greater life expectancy increases their total environmental hazard exposures, compared to adults.…”

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Heat-Related Illness Among Latinx Child Farmworkers in North Carolina: A Mixed-Methods Study

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Children as young as ten are legally hired for farm work. In North Carolina, many of these hired children are Latinx; they often work long hours during hot and humid summer conditions. Heat-related illness occurs along a continuum of severity ranging from heat cramps and rashes to heat exhaustion and heat stroke, which can be fatal. The literature on the negative health effects of occupational heat exposure is growing; however, few studies have examined this exposure and health outcomes among child agricultural workers. To understand Latinx child farmworkers’ experiences of working in heat, we conducted in-depth interviews (n = 30). To estimate the prevalence of heat-related illness symptoms and associated factors, we conducted survey interviews (n = 165). Heat-related illness is common among these child farmworkers. While children often understand the dangers of working in heat, work organization often prevents their taking precautions. Formal workplace protections to prevent heat-related illness are limited.

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“…Children in farmworker families are particularly susceptible to pesticide exposure [10]. Children have greater surface area relative to body volume, so absorb a relatively greater amount of pesticides through the skin than adults [11].…”

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Using Life History Calendars to Estimate in Utero and Early Life Pesticide Exposure of Latinx Children in Farmworker Families

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(1) Background: Early life exposure to neurotoxic chemicals can have later impacts on child health. Most research designs must assume that current exposure is similar to past. Life history calendar methods can help to provide data on early life exposure. (2) Methods: Life history calendars were completed by mothers of 8-year-old children from Latinx farmworker and non-farmworker families (n = 73 and 65, respectively). Measures were created of months exposure through living adjacent to farm fields and having household members who worked in jobs exposing them to toxic chemicals. Data were divided into time periods of in utero, early childhood (birth-35 months) and later childhood (36–96 months). Cluster analysis compared the measures for children from farmworker and non-farmworker parents. (3) Results: Although, as a group, children from farmworker families have greater lifetime months of probable exposure to pesticides than children in non-farmworker families, cluster analysis reveals groups of children who do not follow that pattern. (4) Conclusions: The life history calendar is a technique for obtaining data on early life toxic chemical exposure that may help assign children to proper exposure groups. Conducting secondary analyses using such information can help to clarify the association of exposures to health outcomes.

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The Health of Children in the Latinx Farmworker Community in the Eastern United States

Cited by 12 publications

References 94 publications

Respiratory Health and Suspected Asthma among Hired Latinx Child Farmworkers in Rural North Carolina

Respiratory Health and Suspected Asthma among Hired Latinx Child Farmworkers in Rural North Carolina

Heat-Related Illness Among Latinx Child Farmworkers in North Carolina: A Mixed-Methods Study

Using Life History Calendars to Estimate in Utero and Early Life Pesticide Exposure of Latinx Children in Farmworker Families

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