Living Conditions, Access to Healthcare Services, and Occupational Health and Safety Conditions of Migrant Seasonal Agricultural Workers in the Çukurova Region
@article{zta2018LivingCA, title={Living Conditions, Access to Healthcare Services, and Occupational Health and Safety Conditions of Migrant Seasonal Agricultural Workers in the Çukurova Region}, author={Dilek Kahraman {\"O}ztaş and Burak Kurt and Ayşeg{\"u}l Koç and Muhsin Akbaba}, journal={Journal of Agromedicine}, year={2018}, volume={23}, pages={262 - 269} }
ABSTRACT Objective: Migrant seasonal agricultural workers who are employed in one of the most hazardous occupations in Turkey experience difficulties in accessing health-care services. The aim of this study is to investigate the living conditions, access to health-care services, and occupational health and safety conditions of migrant seasonal agricultural workers in the Çukurova region. Methods: Four hundred migrant seasonal agricultural workers were contacted in the county of Karataş located…
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