Longer Residence of Ecuadorian and Colombian Migrant Workers in Spain Associated with New Episodes of Common Mental Disorders
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Measures
2.3. Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Born in Spain | Immigrant | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | n | (%) | n | (%) | p |
Socio-Demographic | |||||
Sex | |||||
Women | 14 | (50.0) | 61 | (59.82) | 0.392 |
Men | 14 | (50.0) | 41 | (40.28) | |
Age (years) | |||||
18–40 | 7 | (25.0) | 44 | (43.1) | 0.063 |
41–47 | 9 | (32.1) | 36 | (35.3) | |
48–65 | 12 | (42.9) | 22 | (21.6) | |
Level of Education | |||||
University studies | 12 | (42.9) | 18 | (17.6) | 0.028 |
Secondary studies | 13 | (46.4) | 67 | (65.7) | |
Primary or no education | 3 | (10.7) | 17 | (16.7) | |
Occupational social class | |||||
Non-manual | 15 | (53.6) | 11 | (10.9) | <0.001 |
Manual | 13 | (46.4) | 90 | (89.1) | |
Employment conditions | |||||
Works hours per week | |||||
≤40 | 19 | (67.9) | 83 | (83.0) | 0.109 |
>40 | 9 | (32.1) | 17 | (17.0) | |
Informal employment | |||||
No | 25 | (89.3) | 78 | (78.0) | 0.190 |
Yes | 3 | (10.7) | 24 | (24.0) | |
Shiftwork | |||||
Yes | 4 | (14.3) | 40 | (39.6) | 0.013 |
No | 24 | (85.7) | 61 | (60.4) | |
Physical demand | |||||
No | 18 | (64.3) | 51 | (53.7) | 0.389 |
Yes | 10 | (35.7) | 44 | (46.3) | |
Salary unforeseen expenses | |||||
No | 1 | (3.7) | 35 | (37.6) | <0.001 |
Yes | 26 | (96.3) | 58 | (62.4) | |
Total | 28 | (100.0) | 102 | (100.0) |
Born in Spain | Immigrant | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | Number of Cases | Incidence | Number of Cases | Incidence | p |
Socio-Demographic | |||||
Sex | |||||
Women | 7 | 50.0 | 12 | 29.3 | 0.200 |
Men | 10 | 71.4 | 14 | 23.0 | 0.001 |
Age (years) | |||||
18–40 | 7 | 100.0 | 9 | 20.5 | <0.001 |
41–47 | 5 | 55.6 | 13 | 36.1 | 0.449 |
48–65 | 5 | 41.7 | 4 | 18.2 | 0.224 |
Level of Education | |||||
University studies | 8 | 66.7 | 5 | 27.8 | 0.061 |
Secondary studies | 6 | 46.2 | 15 | 22.4 | 0.092 |
Primary or not studies | 3 | 100.0 | 6 | 35.3 | 0.074 |
Occupational social class | |||||
Non-manual | 8 | 53.3 | 1 | 9.1 | 0.036 |
Manual | 9 | 69.2 | 24 | 26.7 | 0.004 |
Employment conditions | |||||
Works hours per week | |||||
≤40 | 11 | 57.9 | 21 | 25.3 | 0.012 |
>40 | 6 | 66.7 | 4 | 23.5 | 0.046 |
Informal employment | |||||
No | 15 | 60.0 | 16 | 20.5 | <0.001 |
Yes | 2 | 60.7 | 10 | 41.6 | 0.569 |
Shiftwork | |||||
No | 14 | 58.3 | 14 | 23.0 | 0.040 |
Yes | 3 | 75.0 | 11 | 27.5 | 0.088 |
Physical demand | |||||
No | 11 | 61.1 | 10 | 19.6 | 0.002 |
Yes | 6 | 60.0 | 13 | 29.5 | 0.139 |
Salary unforeseen expenses | |||||
No | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 31.4 | 1.000 |
Yes | 16 | 61.5 | 10 | 17.2 | <0.001 |
Total | 17 | 60.7 | 26 | 25.5 | 0.001 |
Born in Spain | Immigrant | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Migratory Status | ORc | (95% CI) | 1/Orc | ORa | (95% CI) | 1/Ora |
Born in Spain | 1 | 1 | ||||
Immigrant | 0.22 | (0.09–0.53) * | 4.52 | 0.07 | (0.29–0.02) * | 13.64 |
Migratory Status and Time of Residence | ORc | (95% CI) | 1/ORc | ORa | (95% CI) | 1/ORa |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Born in Spain | 1 | 1 | ||||
Immigrant: >15 years of residence | 0.55 | (2.25–0.14) | 1.81 | 0.23 | (1.50–0.03) | 4.41 |
Immigrant: 11–15 years of residence | 0.19 | (0.66–0.06) * | 5.18 | 0.06 | (0.26–0.01) * | 17.25 |
Immigrant: 1–10 years of residence | 0.11 | (0.63–0.02) * | 8.96 | 0.06 | (0.36–0.01) * | 17.50 |
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Ronda-Pérez, E.; Martínez, J.M.; Reid, A.; Agudelo-Suárez, A.A. Longer Residence of Ecuadorian and Colombian Migrant Workers in Spain Associated with New Episodes of Common Mental Disorders. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 2027. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16112027
Ronda-Pérez E, Martínez JM, Reid A, Agudelo-Suárez AA. Longer Residence of Ecuadorian and Colombian Migrant Workers in Spain Associated with New Episodes of Common Mental Disorders. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(11):2027. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16112027
Chicago/Turabian StyleRonda-Pérez, Elena, José Miguel Martínez, Alison Reid, and Andrés A. Agudelo-Suárez. 2019. "Longer Residence of Ecuadorian and Colombian Migrant Workers in Spain Associated with New Episodes of Common Mental Disorders" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 11: 2027. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16112027
APA StyleRonda-Pérez, E., Martínez, J. M., Reid, A., & Agudelo-Suárez, A. A. (2019). Longer Residence of Ecuadorian and Colombian Migrant Workers in Spain Associated with New Episodes of Common Mental Disorders. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(11), 2027. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16112027