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English

Publication Date

8-1-2024

Journal

American Journal of Public Health

DOI

10.2105/AJPH.2024.307696

PMID

38843477

PMCID

PMC11224630

PubMedCentral® Posted Date

8-11-2024

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Abstract

Objectives. To identify appropriate interventions to prevent injury, we conducted a qualitative study among commercial shrimp fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico.

Methods. Using qualitative and participatory research methods, including interviews, photovoice, and workplace observations in southeast Texas and the Rio Grande Valley in Texas, we examined the social‒structural dimensions that contribute to physical and psychological injury.

Results. We found that multiple layers of vulnerability and danger exist among shrimpers with interacting themes: (1) recognizing risk, (2) precarious employment, and (3) psychological distress.

Conclusions. Our results add to the growing body of knowledge that emphasizes the negative health impacts of underregulated, high-risk, and physically demanding work performed primarily by im/migrants.

Public Health Implications. Our findings highlight the larger social‒structural conditions and context of hardships endemic to migrant labor and suggest implications for practice and policy interventions. (Am J Public Health. 2024;114(8):824-832. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307696).

Keywords

Humans, Gulf of America, Social Determinants of Health, Transients and Migrants, Texas, Male, Qualitative Research, Adult, Fisheries, Middle Aged, Female

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