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ArticleArchives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique2020

Mental wellbeing among Hispanic female domestic cleaners.

Jennifer Ish, David Gimeno Ruiz de Porras, Kristina W Whitworth

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Jennifer Ish1Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (SWCOEH), Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics & Environmental Sciences, School of Public Health in San Antonio, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), 7411 John Smith Drive, Suite 1100, San Antonio, TX 78229 USA.
David Gimeno Ruiz de Porras1Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (SWCOEH), Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics & Environmental Sciences, School of Public Health in San Antonio, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), 7411 John Smith Drive, Suite 1100, San Antonio, TX 78229 USA.
Kristina W Whitworth1Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (SWCOEH), Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics & Environmental Sciences, School of Public Health in San Antonio, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), 7411 John Smith Drive, Suite 1100, San Antonio, TX 78229 USA.

Funding

Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental HealthT42OH008421 · OH · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI FELKNOR, SARAH A. · 2005 to 2024
$24.1M
ACL HHS T42OH008421NIOSH CDC HHS T42 OH008421
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe purpose of this study was to examine the mental wellbeing of self-employed, Hispanic female domestic cleaners in San Antonio, Texas.

methodsWe conducted a cross-sectional pilot study and administered a short questionnaire to 56 participants. Mental wellbeing was assessed using The World Health Organization Well-Being Index (WHO-5). We calculated the age-adjusted prevalence of poor mental wellbeing, both overall and stratified by socioeconomic, neighborhood, and health characteristics.

resultsAlmost half of the participants screened positive for poor mental wellbeing (47.3%) with a mean WHO-5 score of 68.9 [standard error (SE) = 3.1]. We observed a high prevalence of poor mental wellbeing among participants with less than a high school education (56.0%), who worked less than 30 h per week (57.0%) and who sometimes or always felt unsafe at her cleaning job (69.1%).

conclusionsFemale domestic cleaners, particularly those who work in the informal sector, are an overburdened and understudied population. This is particularly true regarding their mental wellbeing, which has largely been considered as an afterthought in epidemiologic studies of cleaning workers in general. Our results suggest that this group of domestic cleaners faces several psychosocial stressors, both in and outside of the workplace, and may have a high risk of poor mental health outcomes.

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Informal employmentMental healthPsychosocial stressorsWHO-5Worker wellbeing

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PMID32099649
PMCPMC7031903

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