Peoples John D, Bishop Janine, Barrera Bernadette, Lamas Oscar, Dunlap Jonathan L, Gonzalez Priscilla A, Horwitz Sarah McCue, Chamberlain Lisa J
Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, 725 Welch Road, Mail Code 5906, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.
J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2010 Nov;21(4):1215-26. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2010.0916.
This study examines the perceptions of health, health seeking behavior, access to information and resources, work related hazards, substance abuse, and social support of emancipated migrant youth (EMY) who come to the United States without their families to work.
Semi-structured interviews were performed with EMY living without their families in Santa Clara County, California. Interviews were digitally recorded in Spanish, transcribed, translated into English, and analyzed by a five-person analysis team.
Eleven interviews were conducted with 29 participants. Work was identified as the overarching priority of the EMY Their greatest concern was becoming sick and unable to work. They described their work environment as demanding and stressful, but felt obliged to work regardless of conditions. Alcohol and drug abuse were reported as prevalent problems.
Emancipated migrant youth are a vulnerable population who have significant occupational stress, hazardous environmental exposures, social isolation, and drug/alcohol abuse.
本研究调查了无家人陪伴来到美国打工的未成年移民青年（EMY）对健康的认知、就医行为、信息与资源获取、工作相关危害、药物滥用以及社会支持情况。
对居住在加利福尼亚州圣克拉拉县且无家人陪伴的未成年移民青年进行了半结构化访谈。访谈以西班牙语进行数字录音，转录后翻译成英语，由一个五人分析团队进行分析。
对29名参与者进行了11次访谈。工作被确定为未成年移民青年的首要优先事项。他们最担心的是生病无法工作。他们形容自己的工作环境要求高且压力大，但觉得无论条件如何都有义务工作。据报告，酗酒和吸毒是普遍存在的问题。
未成年移民青年是弱势群体，他们面临重大的职业压力、有害的环境暴露、社会孤立以及药物/酒精滥用问题。
