| Contextual factors and immigrants' health status: double jeopardy. | |
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PMID: 18036866 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Poor health among immigrants may be accounted for not only by socio-economic factors affecting individuals but also by the environment in which they live. We investigated the association of contextual factors with disparities in self-rated health between native and immigrant groups. The findings indicated that, compared with native-born Belgians, immigrant groups from Turkey and Morocco were more likely to have poorer self-rated health. When contextual factors and individual socio-economic status were allowed for, all immigrant groups had a health status that was similar to or even better than that of native-born Belgians. Immigrants face a double jeopardy at both the individual and the contextual level. |
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Authors:
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Vincent Lorant; Herman Van Oyen; Isabelle Thomas |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2007-10-30 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Health & place Volume: 14 ISSN: 1353-8292 ISO Abbreviation: Health Place Publication Date: 2008 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-06-27 Completed Date: 2008-10-07 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9510067 Medline TA: Health Place Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 678-92 Citation Subset: T |
Affiliation:
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Public Health School, Université Catholique de Louvain, Clos Chapelle aux Champs 30.41, Brussels, Belgium. lorant@sesa.ucl.ac.be |
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Belgium Emigrants and Immigrants* Health Status Disparities* Health Surveys Humans Morocco / ethnology Residence Characteristics Social Class Turkey / ethnology |
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