title: Health status of migrant farmworkers in the Shenandoah Valley.
abstract: The purpose of this study is to describe the characteristics and health status of a sample of migrant farmworkers in the Shenandoah Valley. The methodology for this study is a retrospective record review and analysis of data on 390 male migrant farmworkers. The group included men from Mexico (57. 2%), Jamaica (26. 9%), and Haiti (13. 0%) with a mean age of 38.5 years. The most common health problems reported were work-related and included musculoskeletal pain, irritated eyes, and respiratory symptoms. This study identifies areas for community and public health nurses to target interventions to address health promotion/disease prevention efforts.
authors.affiliation: University of Virginia School of Nursing, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. nk5a@virginia.edu
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: Doris
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Glick
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kulbok
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Clayton
authors.forename: Virginia
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rovnyak
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000383:Agriculture; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006205:Haiti / Q000208:ethnology; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007563:Jamaica / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000208:ethnology; D008875:Middle Aged; D059352:Musculoskeletal Pain / Q000453:epidemiology; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014171:Transients and Migrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014768:Virginia / Q000453:epidemiology; D014903:West Virginia / Q000453:epidemiology; D000078329:Workforce; D055815:Young Adult