Open AccessHealth Among Black Children by Maternal and Child Nativity
Author(s) -
Arun S. Hendi,
Neil K. Mehta,
Irma T. Elo
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2014.302343
Subject(s) - residence , foreign born , socioeconomic status , demography , educational attainment , medicine , child health , birth order , ethnic group , latin americans , psychology , pediatrics , population , sociology , anthropology , economics , economic growth , linguistics , philosophy
We examined 5 health outcomes among Black children born to US-born and foreign-born mothers and whether differences by mother's region of birth could be explained by maternal duration of US residence, child's place of birth, and familial sociodemographic characteristics.