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AUTHOR
Joan Benach
Employment stability and mental health in Spain: towards understanding the influence of gender and partner/marital status
Background: The growing demand for labour flexibility has resulted in decreasing employment stability that could be associated with poor mental health status. Few studies have analysed the whole of the work force in considering this association since research on flexible forms of employment traditionally analyses employed and unemployed people separately. The gender division of work, and family characteristics related to employment situation, could modify its association with mental wellbeing. The objective of the study was to examine the relationship between a continuum of employment stability and mental health taking into account gender and partner/marital status. Methods: We selected 685…
Additional file 1: of Employment stability and mental health in Spain: towards understanding the influence of gender and partner/marital status
Table S1. Unadjusted association between mental health status and employment stability by sex. Spanish National Health Survey, 2006. (DOCX 19 kb)
Immigration, work and health in Spain: the influence of legal status and employment contract on reported health indicators
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the relationship of legal status and employment conditions with health indicators in foreign-born and Spanish-born workers in Spain. METHODS: Cross-sectional study of 1,849 foreign-born and 509 Spanish-born workers (2008-2009, ITSAL Project). Considered employment conditions: permanent, temporary and no contract (foreign-born and Spanish-born); considered legal statuses: documented and undocumented (foreign-born). Joint relationships with self-rated health (SRH) and mental health (MH) were analyzed via logistical regression. RESULTS: When compared with male permanently contracted Spanish-born workers, worse health is seen in undocumented foreign-born, time in Spain ≤3 …
Additional file 2: of Employment stability and mental health in Spain: towards understanding the influence of gender and partner/marital status
Figure S1. Association between mental health status and employment stability by partner/marital status among men and women. Spanish National Health Survey, 2006. (DOCX 112 kb)
La precariedad laboral en inmigrantes en situación irregular en España y su relación con la salud
ResumenObjetivoDescribir las características de la precariedad laboral en inmigrantes irregulares en España y su relación con la salud.MétodosEstudio cualitativo que utiliza los principios de la inducción analítica. Se definió una submuestra del proyecto ITSAL, cuya muestra teórica se identificó a partir de la definición de inmigrante en España y de la literatura. Las áreas de estudio fueron 4 ciudades de España. La muestra final fue de 44 trabajadores inmigrantes irregulares, de 4 nacionalidades.ResultadosAlgunas características de la precariedad laboral percibidas por los inmigrantes irregulares fueron: elevada inestabilidad laboral; ausencia total de empoderamiento en tanto no cuentan co…
Extending a model of precarious employment: A qualitative study of immigrant workers in Spain.
Background Since the 1980s, changes in the labor market have modified power relations between capital and labor, leading to greater levels of precarious employment among workers. Globalization has led to a growth in migration, as people leave their countries in search of work. We aimed to describe the dimensions of precarious employment for immigrant workers in Spain. Methods Qualitative study using analytic induction. Criterion sampling was used to recruit 129 immigrant workers in Spain with documented and undocumented administrative status. Data quality was ensured by triangulation. Results Immigrant workers reported that precarious employment is characterized by high job instability, a l…
Additional file 3: of Employment stability and mental health in Spain: towards understanding the influence of gender and partner/marital status
Table S2. Unadjusted association between mental health status and employment stability by partner/marital status. Spanish National Health Survey, 2006. (DOCX 26 kb)
Additional file 3: of Employment stability and mental health in Spain: towards understanding the influence of gender and partner/marital status
Table S2. Unadjusted association between mental health status and employment stability by partner/marital status. Spanish National Health Survey, 2006. (DOCX 26 kb)
Mortalidad por defectos del tubo neural en México, 1980-1997
Objetivo. Describir la mortalidad en México por defectos del tubo neural, durante el periodo 1980-1997. Material y métodos. Las tasas anuales de mortalidad estatales y nacionales, por defectos del tubo neural, se calcularon por 10 000 nacidos vivos. La tendencia temporal fue evaluada por el porcentaje de cambio anual obtenido mediante un modelo de regresión de Poisson. Se calculó la razón de mortalidad, tomando la media nacional como referencia. Las tasas y las razones se representaron gráficamente en mapas. Resultados. Durante el periodo la tasa bruta de mortalidad por defectos del tubo neural fue de 5.8 por 10 000 nacidos vivos. La anencefalia fue el tipo de defecto más frecuente (37.7%),…
Invisible work, unseen hazards: the health of women immigrant household service workers in Spain
BACKGROUND: Household service work has been largely absent from occupational health studies. We examine the occupational hazards and health effects identified by immigrant women household service workers. METHODS: Exploratory, descriptive study of 46 documented and undocumented immigrant women in household services in Spain, using a phenomenological approach. Data were collected between September 2006 and May 2007 through focus groups and semi-structured individual interviews. Data were separated for analysis by documentation status and sorted using a mixed-generation process. In a second phase of analysis, data on psychosocial hazards were organized using the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questi…
Additional file 2: of Employment stability and mental health in Spain: towards understanding the influence of gender and partner/marital status
Figure S1. Association between mental health status and employment stability by partner/marital status among men and women. Spanish National Health Survey, 2006. (DOCX 112 kb)