Autor(es): Siqueira, C. Eduardo ; Soares, Gabriella Barreto [UNESP] ; Araujo Neto, Pedro Luiz de ; Tracy, Maria Natalicia
Data: 2018
Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/159008
Origem: Oasisbr
Assunto(s): Workers; Occupational Health; Emigrants and Immigrants
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Brazilian immigrants in the United States experience various social, labor, and health challenges. This study aimed to analyze the profile of female Brazilian domestic workers in Massachusetts, USA, through a description of their working conditions and self-rated health. This was a cross-sectional study of 198 domestic workers in Massachusetts, recruited with snowball sampling. The instrument addressed participants' demographic characteristics, work conditions, and self-rated health. Data were analyzed with SPSS 21.0. Among the interviewees, 95.5% were women, 62.1% were 30 to 49 years of age, and 55.6% were undocumented. Documented and undocumented participants showed statistically significant differences in demographics, work conditions, and health. Irregular immigrant status appears to have a negative impact on domestic workers' living and health conditions.
Univ Massachusetts, Coll Publ & Community Serv, Boston, MA 02125 USA
Univ Estadual Paulista, Fac Odontol, Aracatuba, Brazil
Univ Estadual Sudoeste Bahia, Vitoria Da Conquista, Brazil
Brazilian Immigrant Ctr, Allston, MA USA
Univ Estadual Paulista, Fac Odontol, Aracatuba, Brazil
