Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, USA.
Wake Forest School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Oct 29;17(21):7939. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17217939.
The aim of this study was to evaluate respiratory health problems, including suspected asthma, and healthcare provider utilization among a sample of Latinx hired child farmworkers in rural North Carolina (n = 140). In 2018, a respiratory health questionnaire and breathing tests were collected from Latinx child (11-19 years) farmworkers (35.0% girls and 65.0% boys). Overall, 21.4% of children reported having been told by a medical provider that they had asthma, yet based on a combination of responses to respiratory survey questions, 36.4% or 15% more were identified as having suspected asthma. While 56.4% reported having a regular medical doctor, 38% had not had a medical exam in the past year. Respiratory dysfunction, including suspected, or uncontrolled asthma was prevalent among this group. Latinx children working in agriculture are vulnerable to occupational hazards and exposures and require assurances that they will receive access to high quality healthcare services that include routine respiratory health screenings.
本研究旨在评估呼吸健康问题，包括在北卡罗来纳州农村地区的拉丁裔受雇童工样本（n=140）中疑似哮喘和医疗保健提供者的利用情况。2018 年，对拉丁裔儿童（11-19 岁）农场工人进行了呼吸健康问卷和呼吸测试（35.0%为女孩，65.0%为男孩）。总体而言，21.4%的儿童报告曾被医疗提供者告知患有哮喘，但根据呼吸调查问题的综合回答，36.4%或 15%更多的儿童被确定为疑似哮喘。虽然 56.4%的人报告有固定的家庭医生，但 38%的人在过去一年中没有进行体检。在这一群体中，呼吸功能障碍（包括疑似或未控制的哮喘）很普遍。在农业领域工作的拉丁裔儿童容易受到职业危害和暴露的影响，需要确保他们能够获得高质量的医疗保健服务，包括常规的呼吸健康筛查。
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