The health of immigrant children who live in areas with high immigrant concentration

George, M. Anne; Bassani, Cherylynn

doi:10.1080/13557858.2015.1066762

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“…Moreover, an important proportion of migrants in our sample were refugees/asylum seekers (39 percent), which was expected since a large proportion of participants were Africans and are known to be a very vulnerable group to FI. Although not ideal, convenience sampling was necessary because no sampling frame was available for this hard-to-reach population (George and Bassani, 2015). Furthermore, although the instrument used to assess FS is validated and widely used, self-reported responses remain inherently subjective and may be prone to misestimating.…”

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Prevalence and determinants of food insecurity in migrant Sub-Saharan African and Caribbean households in Ottawa, Canada

Tarraf

Sanou

Blanchet

et al. 2018

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Purpose Food insecurity (FI) is an important social determinant of health and is linked with higher health care costs. There is a high prevalence of FI among recent migrant households in Canada. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the prevalence of FI in Sub-Saharan African and Caribbean migrants in Ottawa, and to explore determinants of FI in that population. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional study was conducted among 190 mothers born in Sub-Saharan Africa or the Caribbean living in Ottawa and having a child between 6 and 12 years old. Health Canada’s Household Food Security Survey Module was used to evaluate participants’ food security in the past 12 months. χ2 tests and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to measure determinants of FI (n=182). Findings A very high rate of FI (45.1 percent) was found among participants. When numerous determinants of FI were included in a multivariate model, household FI was associated with Caribbean origin, low education attainment, lone motherhood, living in Canada for five years or less and reliance on social assistance. Originality/value These findings highlight the need for FI to be explicitly addressed in migrant integration strategies in order to improve their financial power to purchase sufficient, nutritious and culturally acceptable foods. Enhancing migrants’ access to affordable child care and well-paid jobs, improving social assistance programs and providing more affordable subsidized housing programs could be beneficial.

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Prevalence and determinants of food insecurity in migrant Sub-Saharan African and Caribbean households in Ottawa, Canada

Tarraf

Sanou

Blanchet

et al. 2018

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“…In other research we Bassani 2015, George andBassani 2013;George et al 2012;Bassani and George 2012) found the importance of context when examining immigrant children's health, which negated many US based research findings that associated poor health with ethnic neighborhood segregation. It is probable that the experiences of new immigrant groups differ from other more dominant ethnic groups in terms of their associations with health and racial discrimination.…”

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Influence of Perceived Racial Discrimination on the Health of Immigrant Children in Canada

George

Bassani

2018

Int. Migration & Integration

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Racial discrimination and racism are recognized as determinants of health for adults. Less is understood regarding the influence of discrimination targeted towards parents, the family, or the cultural and children's health. Data from the New Canadian Children and Youth Study (NCCYS) are used in this paper. The NCCYS is a national, longitudinal study of children whose families settled in urban centers of Canada. We analyzed data from individuals who settled in the metropolitan Vancouver area from six ethnic communities: Mainland China, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Iran, Afghanistan, and the Punjab who were interviewed at two times, approximately 2 years apart. Data were collected on perceived parental, family, and cultural discrimination. Our dependent variable was parent-reported child health status. Over time, perceived parental discrimination and perceived family discrimination decreased; and both forms of discrimination had a positive effect on child health. In contrast, perceived cultural discrimination increased over time and had a negative effect on child health at both times. Different forms of discrimination have different effects on child health. Racial discrimination is complex. Its influence on either increasing family cohesion, and thereby leading to improved health, or increasing stress, thereby leading to poorer health needs to be explored further.

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Draw and Tell: Dietary Acculturation as Lived by Black Immigrant Children of African and Caribbean Descent Residing in Canada

Blanchet

Sanou

Batal

et al. 2017

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

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The health of immigrant children who live in areas with high immigrant concentration

Abstract: With the lack of research on the health of immigrant children and youth living in ethnic concentrations, our findings make an important contribution to understanding the influences on the well-being of immigrant populations.

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Prevalence and determinants of food insecurity in migrant Sub-Saharan African and Caribbean households in Ottawa, Canada

Prevalence and determinants of food insecurity in migrant Sub-Saharan African and Caribbean households in Ottawa, Canada

Influence of Perceived Racial Discrimination on the Health of Immigrant Children in Canada

Draw and Tell: Dietary Acculturation as Lived by Black Immigrant Children of African and Caribbean Descent Residing in Canada

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