Assimilation effects on infant mortality among immigrants in Norway: Does maternal source country matter?

Kinge, Jonas Minet; Kornstad, Tom

doi:10.4054/demres.2014.31.26

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“…Regarding first generation immigrant children, it is not unlikely that the sickest children, especially the youngest ones, do not start or complete their journeys, while among second generation children, who are born in Norway, this selection effect, if at all present, would only apply through the previous selection of their parents. Furthermore, statistics from Norway indicate that immigrant infants born in Norway with mothers from low-income countries have higher mortality than children with non-immigrants background, 24 which would accord to our results of second generation children using the system more when including also the youngest children in the analyses. Another possible explanation for our findings could be that the stress and strain associated with the immigration process itself have more severe health consequences for small children than for teen-age children causing more health-seeking behaviour in this group.…”

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Primary healthcare usage and use of medications among immigrant children according to age of arrival to Norway: a population-based study

Díaz

2017

BMJ Open

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BackgroundMorbidity, use of healthcare and medication use have been reported to vary across groups of migrants and according to the different phases of migration, but little is known about children with immigrant background. In this study, we investigate whether the immigrant children's age of arrival predicts differences in usage of primary healthcare (PHC) and in use of prescribed medication.MethodsThis nationwide, population-based study used information for children under 18 years of age in 2008 from three linked registers in Norway. Use of medication was assessed with logistic regression analyses presented with ORs with 95% CIs.ResultsOf 1 168 365 children, 119 251 had immigrant background. The mean number of PHC visits among children aged 10–18 years, was 1.19 for non-immigrants, 1.17 among second generation immigrants, 1.12, 1.05 and 0.83 among first immigrant children who were <5, 5–9 and ≥10 years at arrival in Norway, respectively. Patterns were similar for younger immigrants, and were confirmed with regression models adjusting for age and sex. First generation immigrant children used less of nearly all groups of prescribed medication compared to non-immigrants when adjusting for age and sex (overall OR 0.48 (0.47 to 0.49)), and medication was also generally less used among second generation immigrant children (overall OR 0.92 (0.91 to 0.94)).ConclusionsAge of arrival predicted PHC usage among children among first-generation children. First-generation immigrant children, particularly those arriving later in adolescence, used PHC less than age corresponding non-immigrant children. Immigrant children used less prescribed medication compared to non-immigrants after adjustment for age and sex.

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Primary healthcare usage and use of medications among immigrant children according to age of arrival to Norway: a population-based study

Díaz

2017

BMJ Open

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“…The infant mortality rate (IMR) is widely used. It is a measure not only used as a direct indicator of the risk of infant death, but also indirectly as an indicator of overall population health, the availability and quality of health care services, and socioeconomic status differentials (Hummer 2005;Kinge and Kornstad 2014;Kitagawa and Hauser 1973;Link and Phelan 1995;Ram et al 2016;Stockwell et al 2005;Stockwell et al 1987). 1 Because statistical data are often used to guide health policy decisions, it is not surprising that the IMR is used in this regard (Chen et al 2016;Infant Mortality Review Committee 2016;Kleinman 1996;Misra et al 2004;Stockwell et al 1987).…”

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Estimating the Underlying Infant Mortality Rates for Small Populations, Even Those Reporting Zero Infant Deaths: a Case Study of 66 Local Health Areas in British Columbia

Swanson

2019

Can. Stud. Popul.

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“…A typical strategy for dealing with the combination of these two issues is to aggregate data for small populations and generate what amounts to an arithmetic average from them. 3 Another strategy is to gain permission to access individual level records, match them and then construct statistics (Kinge and Kornstad, 2014). However, unlike the strategy of aggregation, this approach inevitably requires administrative approval and requires both a substantial amount of time and personnel costs to implement.…”

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“…Another strategy is to gain permission to access individual level records, match them and then construct statistics (Kinge and Kornstad, 2014). This strategy is used by the California Department of Public Health (see endnote 4).…”

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Estimating the Underlying Infant Mortality Rates for Small Populations, Including those Reporting Zero Infant Deaths: A Case Study of Counties in California

Swanson¹,

Kposowa²,

Baker³

2019

Population Review

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Infant mortality is an important population health statistic that is often used to make health policy decisions. For a small population, an infant mortality rate is subject to high levels of uncertainty and may not indicate the "underlying" mortality regime affecting the population. This situation leads some agencies to either not report infant mortality for these populations or report infant mortality aggregated over space, time or both. A method is presented for estimating "underlying" infant mortality rates that reflect the intrinsic mortality regimes of small populations. The method is described and illustrated in a case study by estimating IMRs for the 15 counties in California where zero infant deaths are reported at the county level for the period 2009-2011. We know that among these 15 counties there are 50 infant deaths reported at the state level but not for the counties in which they occurred. The method's validity is tested using a synthetic population in the form of a simulated data set generated from a model life table infant mortality rate, representing Level 23 of the West Family Model Life Table for both sexes. The test indicates that the method is capable of producing estimates that represent underlying rates. In this regard, the method described here may assist in the generation of information about the health status of small populations.

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Assimilation effects on infant mortality among immigrants in Norway: Does maternal source country matter?

Cited by 10 publications

References 36 publications

Primary healthcare usage and use of medications among immigrant children according to age of arrival to Norway: a population-based study

Primary healthcare usage and use of medications among immigrant children according to age of arrival to Norway: a population-based study

Estimating the Underlying Infant Mortality Rates for Small Populations, Even Those Reporting Zero Infant Deaths: a Case Study of 66 Local Health Areas in British Columbia

Estimating the Underlying Infant Mortality Rates for Small Populations, Including those Reporting Zero Infant Deaths: A Case Study of Counties in California

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