Perspectives of Mothers in Farmworker Households on Reducing the Take-Home Pathway of Pesticide Exposure
Author: trong, Larkin L.
Date Published: 2009
Study that examines the perspectives of farmworkers and other household members regarding pesticide residue being brought home from the fields on clothing, boots, and skin. It specifically examines Mexican/Mexican-American women in farmworker households to explore the family and cultural context in which pesticide safety practices are performed and to identify factors that facilitate or hinder their adoption. Whereas women could describe the take-home pathway, they were less able to connect it with their family’s susceptibility to pesticide exposure. Women experienced difficulty integrating the prevention behaviors into their everyday lives because of competing responsibilities, conflicts with their husbands’ intentions and with cultural health beliefs, perceived lack of control, and community barriers that interfered with women’s motivations. Implications for practice are discussed.
Date Published: 2009
Study that examines the perspectives of farmworkers and other household members regarding pesticide residue being brought home from the fields on clothing, boots, and skin. It specifically examines Mexican/Mexican-American women in farmworker households to explore the family and cultural context in which pesticide safety practices are performed and to identify factors that facilitate or hinder their adoption. Whereas women could describe the take-home pathway, they were less able to connect it with their family’s susceptibility to pesticide exposure. Women experienced difficulty integrating the prevention behaviors into their everyday lives because of competing responsibilities, conflicts with their husbands’ intentions and with cultural health beliefs, perceived lack of control, and community barriers that interfered with women’s motivations. Implications for practice are discussed.
