Migrant agricultural workers' deaths in Ontario from January 2020 to June 2021: a qualitative descriptive study.
Int J Equity Health
; 21(1): 98, 2022 07 16.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1935521
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Nine migrant agricultural workers died in Ontario, Canada, between January 2020 and June 2021.METHODS:
To better understand the factors that contributed to the deaths of these migrant agricultural workers, we used a modified qualitative descriptive approach. A research team of clinical and academic experts reviewed coroner files of the nine deceased workers and undertook an accompanying media scan. A minimum of two reviewers read each file using a standardized data extraction tool.RESULTS:
We identified four domains of risk, each of which encompassed various factors that likely exacerbated the risk of poor healthoutcomes:
(1) recruitment and travel risks; (2) missed steps and substandard conditions of healthcare monitoring, quarantine, and isolation; (3) barriers to accessing healthcare; and (4) missing information and broader issues of concern.CONCLUSION:
Migrant agricultural workers have been disproportionately harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Greater attention to the unique needs of this population is required to avoid further preventable deaths.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Transients and Migrants
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Reviews
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
Int J Equity Health
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S12939-022-01692-7
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