Brazilian women living in Portugal: work and quality of life

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https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-12902019170122

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Emigration and Immigration, Women, Quality of Life, Labor Market

Abstract

This article is organized around the axes migratory process, work, and quality of life. Two objectives were outlined: characterizing the sociodemographic aspects of Brazilian immigrant women in Portugal; and analyzing their situation and characteristics of work and quality of life. The study started from two working hypotheses: the first on the relation between unemployment and low quality of life; and the second on the relation between high workload and low quality of life of immigrant women. Cross-sectional study conducted from July to September 2016, in Portugal, with 682 Brazilian immigrant women over 18 years of age who lived in the country for more than 3 months. The instruments used were a socio-demographic questionnaire and the questionnaire ‘Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey’ (SF-36). The results showed a predominance of women in the age group from 18 to 38 years; married or living in a marriage-like relationship; with formal education mostly at the graduate level; with child(ren); and living in a family unit. The first study hypothesis was confirmed and the second study hypothesis was refuted.

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2019-07-25

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Original research articles

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Oliveira, E. N., Matias, M. M. M., Félix, T. A., Cavalcante, M. M. B., Lopes, R. E., & Neto, F. (2019). Brazilian women living in Portugal: work and quality of life. Saúde E Sociedade, 28(1), 182-192. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-12902019170122