García Sandra G, Becker Davida, de Castro Marcela Martínez, Paz Francisco, Olavarrieta Claudia Díaz, Acevedo-García Dolores
Reproductive Health for Latin America and the Caribbean, Population Council, Escondida 110, Col. Villa Coyoacán, Mexico DF.
Stud Fam Plann. 2008 Sep;39(3):199-210. doi: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2008.167.x.
Workers in Mexico's maquiladoras (assembly plants) are mainly young, single women, many of whom could benefit from emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs). Because ECPs are readily available in Mexico, women who know about the therapy can obtain it easily. Do maquiladora workers know about the method? Could worksite programs help increase awareness? To investigate these questions, we conducted a five-month intervention during which workers in three maquiladoras along the Mexico-United States border could attend educational talks on ECPs, receive pamphlets, and obtain kits containing EC supplies. Among the workers exposed to our intervention, knowledge of ECPs increased. Reported ECP use also increased. Although our intervention apparently increased workers' knowledge and use, the factory proved to be a difficult intervention setting. Problems we experienced included a factory closure and management/staff opposition to certain project elements. Future studies should continue to investigate work-site interventions and other strategies to reach workers.
墨西哥边境加工区（装配厂）的工人主要是年轻的单身女性，她们中的许多人可以从紧急避孕药（ECP）中受益。由于紧急避孕药在墨西哥很容易获得，了解这种疗法的女性可以很容易地获得它。边境加工区的工人了解这种方法吗？工作场所项目能帮助提高认识吗？为了调查这些问题，我们进行了为期五个月的干预，在此期间，墨西哥-美国边境沿线三个边境加工区的工人可以参加关于紧急避孕药的教育讲座，领取宣传册，并获得包含紧急避孕药具的套装。在接受我们干预的工人中，对紧急避孕药的了解有所增加。报告的紧急避孕药使用情况也有所增加。尽管我们的干预显然增加了工人的知识和使用，但事实证明工厂是一个难以进行干预的环境。我们遇到的问题包括工厂关闭以及管理层/员工对某些项目内容的反对。未来的研究应该继续调查工作场所干预措施和其他接触工人的策略。
