Maria Eugenia Fernández-Esquer
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 73814 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Maria Eugenia Fernández-Esquer |
| NOMBRES | Maria Eugenia |
| APELLIDO | Fernández-Esquer |
| FIRMA | FERNÁNDEZ-ESQUER M E |
| AFILIACIONES | The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2122-9624 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 26 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 166 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 26 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1993 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Denial of Earned Wages and Psychological Distress among Latino Day Laborers
Intentional failure to pay workers their full wage for completed work—either by not paying at all or paying less than promised—is a widespread form of workplace abuse that disproportionately affects low-wage immigrant workers. Latino day laborers (LDLs) frequently experience this mistreatment, which can undermine their financial stability and mental health. In this study, we examined associations between being denied earned wages (not paid at all…
Hazardous work exposures and working conditions and the risk of serious injury among Latino day laborers in Houston, Texas (2014–2021)
Introduction: Latino day laborers (LDLs) are frequently exposed to workplace hazards that increase their risk of an injury. The purpose of this study was to assess the relative influence of worker and workplace characteristics on serious injuries reported by LDLs at four different time points. We examined the influence of demographic characteristics, hazardous chemical exposures and working conditions using data from four cross-sectional surveys …
At-Risk Drinking and Workplace Conditions among Latino Day Laborers
Background: Latino Day Laborers (LDL) face a variety of factors which have been associated with at-risk drinking. The objective of this study was to assess the association of at-risk drinking with measures of work site conditions. Methods: Data from surveys conducted with 307 LDL in Houston, TX in 2015 were analyzed. Sociodemographic information and measures of exposures to hazardous products at the worksite, adverse working conditions, and work …
Development and refinement of a corner-based injury prevention programme for Latino day labourers
Objective: Latino day labourers (LDLs) in the USA are at increased risk for non-fatal and fatal occupational injuries, which are compounded by stressors that include wage theft, job insecurity and discrimination. This paper describes the development and refinement of Vales+Tú (You are Worthy of More), an injury prevention programme currently being evaluated as part of a cluster randomised trial in which health promotion is taken directly to the '…
Vales + Tú
Latino day laborers (LDL) are a vulnerable population of workers facing considerable risk for occupational injury. Under the guidance of our Community Advisory Board, we developed and tested the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effects of Vales+Tú (You Are Worth More), a workplace injury risk-reduction program implemented by promotores on street-corners where LDL seek employment. The program was informed by theoretical perspectives emph…
Perceived Discrimination and Injury at Work
Associations between perceived racial discrimination, racial residential segregation, and cancer screening adherence among low-income African Americans
Racism has a nuanced association with cancer screening among low-income, medically underserved African Americans. Specifically, discrimination appears to be associated with lower odds of screening, while segregation may be associated with higher odds of screening in certain situations. Future research is needed to better explicate relations between indicators of racism and cancer screening among African Americans
From a Personal Commitment to a Safety Scale
Latino Day Laborers (LDL) experience high rates of occupational injury while navigating worksite hazards without adequate safety equipment or training. As such, LDL implement simple safety behaviors which may not reflect standardized labor safety practices. This study aims to demonstrate the validity of a scale measuring LDL safety practices. A 22-item scale was developed through qualitative analysis of interviews with LDL. We first validated our…
Structural Racism and Immigrant Health
The hardship and stress associated with wage theft incidents may ultimately lead to more frequent injury. Although we expected an association of wage theft with mental health, we found vulnerability to physical health as indicated by injury incidents. Thus, our basic premise was partially supported: wage theft may act as a stressor that stems from conditions, in part, reflecting structural racism, making workers vulnerable to poorer health
Racism and Cancer Screening among Low-Income, African American Women
Although racism is increasingly being studied as an important contributor to racial health disparities, its relation to cancer-related outcomes among African Americans remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to help clarify the relation between two indicators of racism-perceived racial discrimination and racial residential segregation-and cancer screening. We conducted a multilevel, longitudinal study among a medically underserved populati…
Predicting the Influence of Situational and Immigration Stress on Latino Day Laborers’ Workplace Injuries
Exploring relationships among social integration, social isolation, self-rated health, and demographics among Latino day laborers
Our findings suggest social integration may not always protect and promote health. Therefore, assessing the quality of LDLs' different relationships, not just the quantity, is vital. Future studies should further analyze the effects that social resources have on perceptions of social isolation and health in LDLs and other migrant populations
Living Sin Papeles
In the United States, the construction of “illegality” of undocumented Latino workers is predicated upon multiple interacting social, economic, political, and sociological factors and consignment to an inferior social status, harsh living conditions, and exploitation. These “cumulative vulnerabilities” contribute to increased stressors and poor psychological health outcomes. However, little is known about these marginalized workers’ experience of…
An Exploration of the Effects of Tibetan Yoga on Patients’ Psychological Well-Being and Experience of Lymphoma
As an emergent care model combining conventional with complementary therapies, integrative interventions challenge evaluation, necessitating approaches capable of capturing complex, multilevel interactions. This article evaluates the effects of a Tibetan yoga intervention on lymphoma patients’ quality of life and cancer experience. Our methodological aims were to explore differences in therapeutic effect between treatment and control group using …
Working the Pony
We present a model of the drinking practices of Latina immigrants who work in bars or cantinas and are compensated for drinking 8 oz beer or ponies with customers, hence working the pony. A total of 358 women recruited from 61 randomly selected cantinas were interviewed as part of a community study conducted in a metropolitan area in the U.S. Southwest. Participants reported drinking an average of 21 beers on nights they worked for ponies. Multip…
Factors Influencing Use of Family Planning Services among HIV-positive Women in the PMTCT Program at Clínica de Familia La Romana in the Dominican Republic
Drinking and working in a cantina
Poor women are often compelled to accept jobs that jeopardise their health and their social reputations. Cantineras are recently immigrated Latinas employed in working-class Latino bars (cantinas) where they are hired as waitresses to earn sales commissions from beer purchased for them by male clients seeking female companionship. Narratives solicited from 31 cantineras revealed the work subculture of local cantinas, where drinking is a primary w…
Unpacking Acculturation
The association of subjective social status and health in low-income Mexican-origin individuals in Texas
Primary source of income is associated with differences in HIV risk behaviors in street-recruited samples
BACKGROUND: The relationship between primary source of income and HIV risk behaviors and the racial/ethnic differences in risk behavior profiles among disadvantaged populations have not been fully explored. This is unusual given that the phenomenon of higher risk in more disadvantaged populations is well-known but the mechanisms remain unclear. We examined the relationship between primary source of income and differences in HIV risk behaviors amo…
Condom use self‐efficacy among U.S.‐ and foreign‐born Latinos in Texas
The objective of this study was to assess the influence of condom use self-efficacy on the reported condom use of Latinos. We conducted a rapid needs assessment study among U.S. and foreign-born Latinos living in Houston, TX, to identify behavioral and psychosocial factors that influence their risk for HIV. Bilingual Latino interviewers conducted confidential face-to-face interviews with individuals living in apartment complexes or residential ar…
Socioeconomic, cultural, and personal influences on health outcomes in low income Mexican-origin individuals in Texas
A Su Salud
Although it is important to address the cultural needs of all Mexican American women, it is also important to understand the tangible environmental barriers faced by the older women
Relationship between safe sex and acculturation into the gay subculture
There is some evidence, although conflicting, to suggest that socialization or acculturation into the gay community is associated with lower levels of unsafe sex. We attempted to determine the relationship between acculturation and sexual safety. We examined data from 282 men (from the Dallas AIDS Community Demonstration Project) who had sex with men and were not in a monogamous relationship to determine the associations between safer sex and ind…
The psychological effects of political and domestic violence on Central American and Mexican immigrant mothers and children
The goal of this study was to compare the psychosocial adjustment of 70 immigrant mothers and their children from Mexico and countries in Central America. In particular, we traced the effects of political violence on Central American refugee families and domestic violence on resettled Mexican women and children. Mothers and children were interviewed about political and domestic violence they had witnessed and experienced, and their current mental…
The association of subjective social status and health in low-income Mexican-origin individuals in Texas
Socioeconomic, cultural, and personal influences on health outcomes in low income Mexican-origin individuals in Texas
Unpacking Acculturation
Living Sin Papeles
In the United States, the construction of “illegality” of undocumented Latino workers is predicated upon multiple interacting social, economic, political, and sociological factors and consignment to an inferior social status, harsh living conditions, and exploitation. These “cumulative vulnerabilities” contribute to increased stressors and poor psychological health outcomes. However, little is known about these marginalized workers’ experience of…
An Exploration of the Effects of Tibetan Yoga on Patients’ Psychological Well-Being and Experience of Lymphoma
As an emergent care model combining conventional with complementary therapies, integrative interventions challenge evaluation, necessitating approaches capable of capturing complex, multilevel interactions. This article evaluates the effects of a Tibetan yoga intervention on lymphoma patients’ quality of life and cancer experience. Our methodological aims were to explore differences in therapeutic effect between treatment and control group using …
Condom use self‐efficacy among U.S.‐ and foreign‐born Latinos in Texas
The objective of this study was to assess the influence of condom use self-efficacy on the reported condom use of Latinos. We conducted a rapid needs assessment study among U.S. and foreign-born Latinos living in Houston, TX, to identify behavioral and psychosocial factors that influence their risk for HIV. Bilingual Latino interviewers conducted confidential face-to-face interviews with individuals living in apartment complexes or residential ar…
Associations between perceived racial discrimination, racial residential segregation, and cancer screening adherence among low-income African Americans
Racism has a nuanced association with cancer screening among low-income, medically underserved African Americans. Specifically, discrimination appears to be associated with lower odds of screening, while segregation may be associated with higher odds of screening in certain situations. Future research is needed to better explicate relations between indicators of racism and cancer screening among African Americans
Racism and Cancer Screening among Low-Income, African American Women
Although racism is increasingly being studied as an important contributor to racial health disparities, its relation to cancer-related outcomes among African Americans remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to help clarify the relation between two indicators of racism-perceived racial discrimination and racial residential segregation-and cancer screening. We conducted a multilevel, longitudinal study among a medically underserved populati…
Exploring relationships among social integration, social isolation, self-rated health, and demographics among Latino day laborers
Our findings suggest social integration may not always protect and promote health. Therefore, assessing the quality of LDLs' different relationships, not just the quantity, is vital. Future studies should further analyze the effects that social resources have on perceptions of social isolation and health in LDLs and other migrant populations
Factors Influencing Use of Family Planning Services among HIV-positive Women in the PMTCT Program at Clínica de Familia La Romana in the Dominican Republic
Predictors of Bleach Use Among Current African-American Injecting Drug Users
One hundred seventeen African-American current injecting drug users were interviewed in a closely matched pair of census tract communities in Dallas, Texas. A brief street intercept interview was administered that included an eligibility screener and questions on sexual behaviors with main or other partners and on injection drug paraphernalia bleaching behavior. Multiple regressions were conducted to determine significant predictors of frequency …
Relationship between safe sex and acculturation into the gay subculture
There is some evidence, although conflicting, to suggest that socialization or acculturation into the gay community is associated with lower levels of unsafe sex. We attempted to determine the relationship between acculturation and sexual safety. We examined data from 282 men (from the Dallas AIDS Community Demonstration Project) who had sex with men and were not in a monogamous relationship to determine the associations between safer sex and ind…
The psychological effects of political and domestic violence on Central American and Mexican immigrant mothers and children
The goal of this study was to compare the psychosocial adjustment of 70 immigrant mothers and their children from Mexico and countries in Central America. In particular, we traced the effects of political violence on Central American refugee families and domestic violence on resettled Mexican women and children. Mothers and children were interviewed about political and domestic violence they had witnessed and experienced, and their current mental…
A Su Salud
Although it is important to address the cultural needs of all Mexican American women, it is also important to understand the tangible environmental barriers faced by the older women
Primary source of income is associated with differences in HIV risk behaviors in street-recruited samples
BACKGROUND: The relationship between primary source of income and HIV risk behaviors and the racial/ethnic differences in risk behavior profiles among disadvantaged populations have not been fully explored. This is unusual given that the phenomenon of higher risk in more disadvantaged populations is well-known but the mechanisms remain unclear. We examined the relationship between primary source of income and differences in HIV risk behaviors amo…
Condom use self‐efficacy among U.S.‐ and foreign‐born Latinos in Texas
The objective of this study was to assess the influence of condom use self-efficacy on the reported condom use of Latinos. We conducted a rapid needs assessment study among U.S. and foreign-born Latinos living in Houston, TX, to identify behavioral and psychosocial factors that influence their risk for HIV. Bilingual Latino interviewers conducted confidential face-to-face interviews with individuals living in apartment complexes or residential ar…
Socioeconomic, cultural, and personal influences on health outcomes in low income Mexican-origin individuals in Texas
The association of subjective social status and health in low-income Mexican-origin individuals in Texas
Unpacking Acculturation
Drinking and working in a cantina
Poor women are often compelled to accept jobs that jeopardise their health and their social reputations. Cantineras are recently immigrated Latinas employed in working-class Latino bars (cantinas) where they are hired as waitresses to earn sales commissions from beer purchased for them by male clients seeking female companionship. Narratives solicited from 31 cantineras revealed the work subculture of local cantinas, where drinking is a primary w…
Factors Influencing Use of Family Planning Services among HIV-positive Women in the PMTCT Program at Clínica de Familia La Romana in the Dominican Republic
Working the Pony
We present a model of the drinking practices of Latina immigrants who work in bars or cantinas and are compensated for drinking 8 oz beer or ponies with customers, hence working the pony. A total of 358 women recruited from 61 randomly selected cantinas were interviewed as part of a community study conducted in a metropolitan area in the U.S. Southwest. Participants reported drinking an average of 21 beers on nights they worked for ponies. Multip…
An Exploration of the Effects of Tibetan Yoga on Patients’ Psychological Well-Being and Experience of Lymphoma
As an emergent care model combining conventional with complementary therapies, integrative interventions challenge evaluation, necessitating approaches capable of capturing complex, multilevel interactions. This article evaluates the effects of a Tibetan yoga intervention on lymphoma patients’ quality of life and cancer experience. Our methodological aims were to explore differences in therapeutic effect between treatment and control group using …
Exploring relationships among social integration, social isolation, self-rated health, and demographics among Latino day laborers
Our findings suggest social integration may not always protect and promote health. Therefore, assessing the quality of LDLs' different relationships, not just the quantity, is vital. Future studies should further analyze the effects that social resources have on perceptions of social isolation and health in LDLs and other migrant populations
Living Sin Papeles
In the United States, the construction of “illegality” of undocumented Latino workers is predicated upon multiple interacting social, economic, political, and sociological factors and consignment to an inferior social status, harsh living conditions, and exploitation. These “cumulative vulnerabilities” contribute to increased stressors and poor psychological health outcomes. However, little is known about these marginalized workers’ experience of…
Predicting the Influence of Situational and Immigration Stress on Latino Day Laborers’ Workplace Injuries
Structural Racism and Immigrant Health
The hardship and stress associated with wage theft incidents may ultimately lead to more frequent injury. Although we expected an association of wage theft with mental health, we found vulnerability to physical health as indicated by injury incidents. Thus, our basic premise was partially supported: wage theft may act as a stressor that stems from conditions, in part, reflecting structural racism, making workers vulnerable to poorer health
Racism and Cancer Screening among Low-Income, African American Women
Although racism is increasingly being studied as an important contributor to racial health disparities, its relation to cancer-related outcomes among African Americans remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to help clarify the relation between two indicators of racism-perceived racial discrimination and racial residential segregation-and cancer screening. We conducted a multilevel, longitudinal study among a medically underserved populati…
Vales + Tú
Latino day laborers (LDL) are a vulnerable population of workers facing considerable risk for occupational injury. Under the guidance of our Community Advisory Board, we developed and tested the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effects of Vales+Tú (You Are Worth More), a workplace injury risk-reduction program implemented by promotores on street-corners where LDL seek employment. The program was informed by theoretical perspectives emph…
Perceived Discrimination and Injury at Work
Associations between perceived racial discrimination, racial residential segregation, and cancer screening adherence among low-income African Americans
Racism has a nuanced association with cancer screening among low-income, medically underserved African Americans. Specifically, discrimination appears to be associated with lower odds of screening, while segregation may be associated with higher odds of screening in certain situations. Future research is needed to better explicate relations between indicators of racism and cancer screening among African Americans
From a Personal Commitment to a Safety Scale
Latino Day Laborers (LDL) experience high rates of occupational injury while navigating worksite hazards without adequate safety equipment or training. As such, LDL implement simple safety behaviors which may not reflect standardized labor safety practices. This study aims to demonstrate the validity of a scale measuring LDL safety practices. A 22-item scale was developed through qualitative analysis of interviews with LDL. We first validated our…
Development and refinement of a corner-based injury prevention programme for Latino day labourers
Objective: Latino day labourers (LDLs) in the USA are at increased risk for non-fatal and fatal occupational injuries, which are compounded by stressors that include wage theft, job insecurity and discrimination. This paper describes the development and refinement of Vales+Tú (You are Worthy of More), an injury prevention programme currently being evaluated as part of a cluster randomised trial in which health promotion is taken directly to the '…
At-Risk Drinking and Workplace Conditions among Latino Day Laborers
Background: Latino Day Laborers (LDL) face a variety of factors which have been associated with at-risk drinking. The objective of this study was to assess the association of at-risk drinking with measures of work site conditions. Methods: Data from surveys conducted with 307 LDL in Houston, TX in 2015 were analyzed. Sociodemographic information and measures of exposures to hazardous products at the worksite, adverse working conditions, and work …
Hazardous work exposures and working conditions and the risk of serious injury among Latino day laborers in Houston, Texas (2014–2021)
Introduction: Latino day laborers (LDLs) are frequently exposed to workplace hazards that increase their risk of an injury. The purpose of this study was to assess the relative influence of worker and workplace characteristics on serious injuries reported by LDLs at four different time points. We examined the influence of demographic characteristics, hazardous chemical exposures and working conditions using data from four cross-sectional surveys …
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