Afro-American migrant farmworkers: a culture in isolation
Afro-American migrant farmworkers: a culture in isolation
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DOI：
10.1080/09540120120076986
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发表时间：
2001-12-01
影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
Rios, P
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作者：
Gadon, M;Chierici, RM;Rios, P
在过去的十年中，在美国的移民农场工人中发现艾滋病毒感染率不断上升。由于生活方式、语言和文化，这些工人接触不到典型的媒体艾滋病毒预防信息。为了确定他们对这种疾病的了解程度，以便专门针对该人群的预防信息，在纽约州北部的海地、牙买加和非裔美国移民农场工人中进行了五个特定性别的焦点小组讨论。焦点小组显示，这些非裔美国移民工人的健康信念体系主要反映了他们的土著文化。这影响到他们对风险厌恶行为的解释和利用。数据还表明，移徙文化本身影响到危险行为的程度，但需要进一步研究来审查这一现象。
Increasing rates of HIV infection have been found in migrant farmworkers in the USA over the past decade. By virtue of lifestyle, language and culture, these workers are not exposed to the typical media HIV prevention messages. To determine their level of knowledge about this disease for use in prevention messages targeted specifically to this population, five gender specific focus groups were conducted among Haitian, Jamaican and African-American migrant farmworkers in upstate New York. The focus groups revealed that the health belief system of these Afro-American migrant workers primarily reflects that of their indigenous culture. This impacts their interpretation and utilization of risk aversive behaviours. The data also suggest that the culture of migrancy itself affects the extent of risky behaviours practised, but further studies are needed to examine this phenomenon.