Latino Immigrant Children's Health: Effects of Sociodemographic Variables and of a Preventive Intervention Program. (7th December 2011)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rausch Rausch, John C. John C.; McCord McCord, Mary Mary; Batista Batista, Milagros Milagros; Anisfeld Anisfeld, Elizabeth Elizabeth
• Other Names: Bassani Bassani Cherylynn Cherylynn Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: International journal of population research. Volume 2012(2012)
• Publication Date: 2011-12-07
• Subjects: Population research -- Periodicals; Population -- Periodicals; Population Characteristics; Demography; Population; Population research; Periodical; Electronic journals; Periodicals; Electronic journals
• DOI: 10.1155/2012/250276
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-4029

Abstract

Abstract : 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.