Open AccessDisentangling contributions of demographic, family, and socioeconomic factors on associations of immigration status and health in the United States
Author(s) -
Adrian Matias Bacong,
Heeju Sohn
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of epidemiology and community health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.692
H-Index - 170
eISSN - 1470-2738
pISSN - 0143-005X
DOI - 10.1136/jech-2020-214245
Subject(s) - immigration , socioeconomic status , disadvantaged , medicine , disadvantage , health care , health equity , health policy , gerontology , environmental health , demographic economics , public health , population , economic growth , political science , nursing , law , economics
In the United States, immigration policy is entwined with health policy, and immigrants' legal statuses determine their access to care. Yet, policy debates rarely take into account the health needs of immigrants and potential health consequences of linking legal status to healthcare. Confounding from social and demographic differences and lack of individual-level data with sensitive immigration variables present challenges in this area of research.