Latino Immigrant Children's Health : Effects of Sociodemographic Variables and of a Preventive Intervention Program
Joint Authors
Batista, Milagros
McCord, Mary
Anisfeld, Elizabeth
Rausch, John C.
Source
International Journal of Population Research
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-12-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Economics & Business Administration
Economy
Abstract EN
The number of Latino immigrant children is expanding rapidly, and the factors that affect their health are multiple and interlinked.
We therefore propose to describe the sociodemographic characteristics of a mostly Dominican immigrant population, to examine to what extent immigrant status and other factors play a role in determining measures of their children's health and well-being, and finally to investigate whether a home visiting intervention modified any of these factors.
The data were collected as part of an evaluation of a primary prevention home visitation program for high-risk mothers and their children.
Bivariate and multivariate models were constructed to investigate the factors that affected the outcome variables.
We found that numerous factors, especially a composite for overall stress, affected the health and well-being of participant children.
We also demonstrated that the visitation program had a positive effect on many of these outcomes.
Future program planners will need to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the specific population they serve.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Rausch, John C.& McCord, Mary& Batista, Milagros& Anisfeld, Elizabeth. 2011. Latino Immigrant Children's Health : Effects of Sociodemographic Variables and of a Preventive Intervention Program. International Journal of Population Research،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Rausch, John C.…[et al.]. Latino Immigrant Children's Health : Effects of Sociodemographic Variables and of a Preventive Intervention Program. International Journal of Population Research No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Rausch, John C.& McCord, Mary& Batista, Milagros& Anisfeld, Elizabeth. Latino Immigrant Children's Health : Effects of Sociodemographic Variables and of a Preventive Intervention Program. International Journal of Population Research. 2011. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-457367