Newton Alexis M
Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, Colorado.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2016 Jun;18(3):582-588. doi: 10.1007/s10903-015-0222-0.
The purpose of this study was to explore the health beliefs of migrant farmworkers parents by approaching and interviewing the sample population in a health clinic where they seek care for their children. It is impossible to plan, implement care, or create health care delivery models without knowledge of health beliefs. An understanding of parental health beliefs in the vulnerable population of migrant farmworkers will assure a more informed approach to health matters of their children, while also improving health care delivery and providing culturally specific health care models. Collecting data in locations historically proven to generate trust and respect supported the objectives of this research study and promoted direct engagement with a group that is often misunderstood and marginalized. Twenty migrant farmworkers parents were interviewed during growing season in the largely agricultural setting of Weld County, Colorado. Associated variables/phenomena determining health beliefs include parental decision-making regarding children's health maintenance, injury prevention, and health care. The overarching theme that emerged from the data was pride in having healthy children with major themes of respect, convenience and inhibition/suppression.
本研究的目的是通过在一家健康诊所接触并采访样本群体，来探索流动农场工人父母的健康观念，这些父母会带孩子到该诊所寻求医疗服务。如果不了解健康观念，就无法规划、实施护理或创建医疗服务模式。了解流动农场工人这一弱势群体中父母的健康观念，将确保在处理其子女的健康问题时采取更明智的方法，同时还能改善医疗服务，并提供符合文化特点的医疗模式。在历史上已证明能产生信任和尊重的地点收集数据，支持了本研究的目标，并促进了与一个经常被误解和边缘化的群体的直接接触。在科罗拉多州韦尔德县主要农业地区的作物生长季节，对20位流动农场工人父母进行了访谈。决定健康观念的相关变量/现象包括父母在儿童健康维护、伤害预防和医疗保健方面的决策。从数据中浮现出的首要主题是为拥有健康的孩子而自豪，以及尊重、便利和抑制/压抑等主要主题。
