Perceived discrimination and health among immigrants in Europe according to National Integration Policies

Background: Discrimination harms immigrants’ health. The objective of this study was to analyze the association between perceived discrimination and health outcomes among first and second generation immigrants from low-income countries living in Europe, while accounting for sex and the national poli...

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Autores: Borrell i Thió, Carme, Palència, Laia, Bartoll, Xavier, Ikram, Umar, Malmusi, Davide, 1980-
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10230/58306
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10230/58306
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120910687
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Palabra clave:Discrimination
Immigrant generation
National immigrant integration policy
Low income countries
Perceived health
Depression
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spelling Perceived discrimination and health among immigrants in Europe according to National Integration PoliciesBorrell i Thió, CarmePalència, LaiaBartoll, XavierIkram, UmarMalmusi, Davide, 1980-DiscriminationImmigrant generationNational immigrant integration policyLow income countriesPerceived healthDepressionBackground: Discrimination harms immigrants’ health. The objective of this study was to analyze the association between perceived discrimination and health outcomes among first and second generation immigrants from low-income countries living in Europe, while accounting for sex and the national policy on immigration. Methods: Cross-sectional study including immigrants from low-income countries aged ≥15 years in 18 European countries (European Social Survey, 2012) (sample of 1271 men and 1335 women). The dependent variables were self-reported health, symptoms of depression, and limitation of activity. The independent variables were perceived group discrimination, immigrant background and national immigrant integration policy. We tested for association between perceived group discrimination and health outcomes by fitting robust Poisson regression models. Results: We only observed significant associations between perceived group discrimination and health outcomes in first generation immigrants. For example, depression was associated with discrimination among both men and women (Prevalence Ratio-, 1.55 (95% CI: 1.16–2.07) and 1.47 (95% CI: 1.15–1.89) in the multivariate model, respectively), and mainly in countries with assimilationist immigrant integration policies. Conclusion: Perceived group discrimination is associated with poor health outcomes in first generation immigrants from low-income countries who live in European countries, but not among their descendants. These associations are more important in assimilationist countries.This research was supported by the European Community’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007–2013, grant agreement number 278173): “Evaluating the impact of structural policies on health inequalities and their social determinants and fostering change (Sophie)” project; and by “Contratos para la intensificación de la actividad investigadora en el SNS para 2014, Acción Estratégica en Salud 2013–2016” (INT13/00252 granted to Carme Borrell).MDPI202320232015info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10230/58306http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120910687reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2015 Aug 31;12(9):10687-99info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/278173© 2015 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:10230/583062026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Perceived discrimination and health among immigrants in Europe according to National Integration Policies
title Perceived discrimination and health among immigrants in Europe according to National Integration Policies
spellingShingle Perceived discrimination and health among immigrants in Europe according to National Integration Policies
Borrell i Thió, Carme
Discrimination
Immigrant generation
National immigrant integration policy
Low income countries
Perceived health
Depression
title_short Perceived discrimination and health among immigrants in Europe according to National Integration Policies
title_full Perceived discrimination and health among immigrants in Europe according to National Integration Policies
title_fullStr Perceived discrimination and health among immigrants in Europe according to National Integration Policies
title_full_unstemmed Perceived discrimination and health among immigrants in Europe according to National Integration Policies
title_sort Perceived discrimination and health among immigrants in Europe according to National Integration Policies
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Borrell i Thió, Carme
Palència, Laia
Bartoll, Xavier
Ikram, Umar
Malmusi, Davide, 1980-
author Borrell i Thió, Carme
author_facet Borrell i Thió, Carme
Palència, Laia
Bartoll, Xavier
Ikram, Umar
Malmusi, Davide, 1980-
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author2 Palència, Laia
Bartoll, Xavier
Ikram, Umar
Malmusi, Davide, 1980-
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author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Discrimination
Immigrant generation
National immigrant integration policy
Low income countries
Perceived health
Depression
topic Discrimination
Immigrant generation
National immigrant integration policy
Low income countries
Perceived health
Depression
description Background: Discrimination harms immigrants’ health. The objective of this study was to analyze the association between perceived discrimination and health outcomes among first and second generation immigrants from low-income countries living in Europe, while accounting for sex and the national policy on immigration. Methods: Cross-sectional study including immigrants from low-income countries aged ≥15 years in 18 European countries (European Social Survey, 2012) (sample of 1271 men and 1335 women). The dependent variables were self-reported health, symptoms of depression, and limitation of activity. The independent variables were perceived group discrimination, immigrant background and national immigrant integration policy. We tested for association between perceived group discrimination and health outcomes by fitting robust Poisson regression models. Results: We only observed significant associations between perceived group discrimination and health outcomes in first generation immigrants. For example, depression was associated with discrimination among both men and women (Prevalence Ratio-, 1.55 (95% CI: 1.16–2.07) and 1.47 (95% CI: 1.15–1.89) in the multivariate model, respectively), and mainly in countries with assimilationist immigrant integration policies. Conclusion: Perceived group discrimination is associated with poor health outcomes in first generation immigrants from low-income countries who live in European countries, but not among their descendants. These associations are more important in assimilationist countries.
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