Ascertainment of Pesticide Exposures of Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Children: Findings From Focus Groups
Author: Cooper, Sharon P., Ph.D.; Darragh, Amy R., Ph.D., O.T.R.; Vernon, Sally W., Ph.D.; Stallones, Lorann Ph.D.
Date Published: 2001
This study assesses activities of migrant farmworker children and evaluates the ways to best elicit information about exposure to pesticides.Bilingual facilitators conducted five focus groups with either migrant farmworker mothers or their children (age range 8--16 years) in southern Texas and northeastern Colorado. Participants reported a large number of activities that may potentially expose children to pesticides through both direct and indirect routes.
Date Published: 2001
This study assesses activities of migrant farmworker children and evaluates the ways to best elicit information about exposure to pesticides.Bilingual facilitators conducted five focus groups with either migrant farmworker mothers or their children (age range 8--16 years) in southern Texas and northeastern Colorado. Participants reported a large number of activities that may potentially expose children to pesticides through both direct and indirect routes.
