Job Demands and Pesticide Exposure among Immigrant Latino Farmworkers
Author: Grzywaca, J.G.
Date Published: 2010
The goal of this study was to understand the potential threat of job stressors to farmworker health. This study examines pesticide exposure, an issue with immediate and long-term health consequences. Longitudinal, self-report data and urine samples were collected at monthly intervals from a cohort of 287 Latino farmworkers during the 2007 agricultural season. Results indicated that none of the elements of the Demands-Control model were independently associated with detection of DAP urinary pesticide metabolites. However, analyses produced several interaction effects, including evidence that high levels of control may buffer the effects of physical job demands on detection of DAP urinary pesticide metabolites.
Date Published: 2010
The goal of this study was to understand the potential threat of job stressors to farmworker health. This study examines pesticide exposure, an issue with immediate and long-term health consequences. Longitudinal, self-report data and urine samples were collected at monthly intervals from a cohort of 287 Latino farmworkers during the 2007 agricultural season. Results indicated that none of the elements of the Demands-Control model were independently associated with detection of DAP urinary pesticide metabolites. However, analyses produced several interaction effects, including evidence that high levels of control may buffer the effects of physical job demands on detection of DAP urinary pesticide metabolites.
