#118 Gender relevant determinants of mortality in female immigrants

Payne, Jennifer; DesMeules, Marie; Gold, Jenny; Cao, Zheynuan; Vissandjée, Bilkis; Lafrance, Bryan; Fair, Martha E.; Mao, Yingying

doi:10.1016/s1047-2797(02)00406-4

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“…Three studies used the Canadian Mortality Database (CMDB) to examine mortality among immigrants from different countries/regions of origin (Payne et al , 2002; DesMeules et al , 2004; Sheth et al , 1999). These studies generally show significantly lower mortality for immigrants than the Canadian-born population.…”

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Are visible minorities “invisible” in Canadian health data and research? A scoping review

Khan

Kobayashi

Vang

et al. 2017

IJMHSC

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Purpose Canada’s visible minority population is increasing rapidly, yet despite the demographic significance of this population, there is a surprising dearth of nationally representative health data on visible minorities. This is a major challenge to undertaking research on the health of this group, particularly in the context of investigating racial/ethnic disparities and health disadvantages that are rooted in racialization. The purpose of this paper is to summarize: mortality and morbidity patterns for visible minorities; determinants of visible minority health; health status and determinants of the health of visible minority older adults (VMOA); and promising data sources that may be used to examine visible minority health in future research. Design/methodology/approach A scoping review of 99 studies or publications published between 1978 and 2014 (abstracts of 72 and full articles of 27) was conducted to summarize data and research findings on visible minority health to answer four specific questions: what is known about the morbidity and mortality patterns of visible minorities relative to white Canadians? What is known about the determinants of visible minority health? What is known about the health status of VMOA, a growing segment of Canada’s aging population, and how does this compare with white older adults? And finally, what data sources have been used to study visible minority health? Findings There is indeed a major gap in health data and research on visible minorities in Canada. Further, many studies failed to distinguish between immigrants and Canadian-born visible minorities, thus conflating effects of racial status with those of immigrant status on health. The VMOA population is even more invisible in health data and research. The most promising data set appears to be the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS). Originality/value This paper makes an important contribution by providing a comprehensive overview of the nature, extent, and range of data and research available on the health of visible minorities in Canada. The authors make two key recommendations: first, over-sampling visible minorities in standard health surveys such as the CCHS, or conducting targeted health surveys of visible minorities. Surveys should collect information on key socio-demographic characteristics such as nativity, ethnic origin, socioeconomic status, and age-at-arrival for immigrants. Second, researchers should consider an intersectionality approach that takes into account the multiple factors that may affect a visible minority person’s health, including the role of discrimination based on racial status, immigrant characteristics for foreign-born visible minorities, age and the role of ageism for older adults, socioeconomic status, gender (for visible minority women), and geographic place or residence in their analyses.

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confidence: 99%

Are visible minorities “invisible” in Canadian health data and research? A scoping review

Khan

Kobayashi

Vang

et al. 2017

IJMHSC

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The Effects of Years Lived in the United States on the General Health Status of California’s Foreign-Born Populations

Uretsky

Mathiesen

2006

J Immigrant Health

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The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of immigrant status and years lived in the United States on the general health status of California's foreign-born populations. Two models were constructed using California's aggregate adult population and the adult foreign-born population. A binary logistic regression was conducted using data from the 2003 California Health Interview Survey. California's immigrant populations were found to enjoy a self-assessed health advantage compared to California's US-born population. The results present evidence of a downward trend in self-assessed health amongst California's foreign-born population associated with increased years lived in country. The initial health advantage found among California's foreign-born appears to function mainly through socio-economic factors. These results suggest that the deterioration in health associated with increased years lived in the US may be an effect of immigrants' exposure to California's environmental determinants of human health rather that the loss of culture-specific protective factors.

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Immigration as pathogenic: a systematic review of the health of immigrants to Canada

Maio

2010

Int J Equity Health

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This review investigates the health of immigrants to Canada by critically examining differences in health status between immigrants and the native-born population and by tracing how the health of immigrants changes after settling in the country. Fifty-one published empirical studies met the inclusion criteria for this review. The analysis focuses on four inter-related questions: (1) Which health conditions show transition effects and which do not? (2) Do health transitions vary by ethnicity/racialized identity? (3) How are health transitions influenced by socioeconomic status? and (4) How do compositional and contextual factors interact to affect the health of immigrants? Theoretical and methodological challenges facing this area of research are discussed and future directions are identified. This area of research has the potential to develop into a complex, nuanced, and useful account of the social determinants of health as experienced by different groups in different places.

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#118 Gender relevant determinants of mortality in female immigrants

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Are visible minorities “invisible” in Canadian health data and research? A scoping review

Are visible minorities “invisible” in Canadian health data and research? A scoping review

The Effects of Years Lived in the United States on the General Health Status of California’s Foreign-Born Populations

Immigration as pathogenic: a systematic review of the health of immigrants to Canada

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