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The effect of age at immigration and generational status of the mother on infant mortality in ethnic minority populations in The Netherlands.
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European journal of public health [Eur J Public Health] 2007 Apr; Vol. 17 (2), pp. 134-8. Date of Electronic Publication: 2006 Jul 28. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- Background: Migrant populations consist of migrants with differences in generational status and length of residence. Several studies suggest that health outcomes differ by generational status and duration of residence. We examined the association of generational status and age at immigration of the mother with infant mortality in migrant populations in The Netherlands.<br />Methods: Data from Statistics Netherlands were obtained from 1995 through 2000 for infants of mothers with Dutch, Turkish and Surinamese ethnicity. Mothers were categorized by generational status (Dutch-born and foreign-born) and by age at immigration (0-16 and >16 years). The associations of generational status and age at immigration of the mother with total and cause-specific infant mortality were examined.<br />Results: The infant mortality rate in Turkish mothers rose with lower age at immigration (from 5.5 to 6.4 per 1000) and was highest for Dutch-born Turkish mothers (6.8 per 1000). Infant death from perinatal and congenital causes increased with lower age at immigration and was highest in the Dutch-born Turkish women. In contrast, in Surinamese mothers infant mortality declined with lower age at immigration (from 8.0 to 6.3 per 1000) and was lowest for Dutch-born Surinamese mothers (5.5 per 1000). Generational status and lower age at immigration of Surinamese women were associated with declining mortality of congenital causes.<br />Conclusions: Total and cause-specific infant mortality seem to differ according to generational status and age at immigration of the mother. The direction of these trends however differs between ethnic populations. This may be related to acculturation and selective migration.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Birth Certificates
Child
Child, Preschool
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Death Certificates
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Middle Aged
Netherlands epidemiology
Pregnancy
Proportional Hazards Models
Registries
Suriname ethnology
Time Factors
Turkey ethnology
Acculturation
Cause of Death trends
Emigration and Immigration statistics & numerical data
Infant Mortality trends
Maternal Age
Minority Groups statistics & numerical data
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1101-1262
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- European journal of public health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 16877451
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckl108