Impacts of COVID-19 shelter in place across key life domains among immigrant farmworker Latina mothers and young adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Individuals and families from racial and ethnic groups experience social and economic disadvantage making them vulnerable to the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study sought to capture the impacts of Shelter in Place (SIP) across key life domains including family life, education, work, mental health, and coping strategies among a sample of Mexican-origin mothers who were currently engaged in agricultural work, or whose spouses were engaged in agricultural work, and young adults who had a parent working in agriculture.

Method

During the summer of 2020, while California was under SIP orders, we conducted three virtual focus groups using Zoom(r). We recruited focus group participants from the Center for the Health Assessment of Mothers and Child

SUBMITTER: Bakal M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11287914 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature