Children in Immigrant Families

Nativity as a Determinant of Health Disparities Among Children

“…The survey assessed parent report of provider-diagnosed conditions and may underestimate the prevalence of health conditions in children with less healthcare access. Parent-reported health conditions may be over-reported or under-reported due to the parent’s education level and ethnicity (59), English language proficiency (9, 60) and legal status (7, 32, 61, 62). Study strengths include the large study population, racial/ethnic diversity of the children, the administration of the survey in five languages, and inclusion of less prevalent health conditions.…”

“…Studies of the relationship between nativity and health conditions frequently focus only on Hispanic/Latino populations (11, 18, 22, 27–30). Immigrants from diverse racial/ethnic groups may be underrepresented even in studies where they are not excluded because data are obtained from surveys administered only in English and Spanish (7, 8, 31) and immigrants are geographically concentrated within certain areas of the US(32). Data from previous studies suggest both child and parental nativity should be considered when assessing health measures among children (19, 20, 27, 30, 33), yet many consider only that of the child (1, 2, 11, 23, 34–36) or parent(3, 15, 17, 37).…”

A Call for Nurse Leader Action: Ethical Nursing Care of Latinx Unauthorized Immigrant Children and Families

“…Ethical issues, barriers to care, and negative health outcomes surround the health of unauthorized immigrant Latinx children and their families, and have persisted for over 20 years. 5 , 8 , 9 , 10 Nurses in the hospital setting may experience moral distress due to disparities in care or care restricted by law. Nurses’ decisions and actions are likely influenced and limited by organizational policies and procedures.…”

“…Although nurses and physicians advocate for policies supporting the health and care of unauthorized children and families, 10 , 20 , 30 delivery of hospital care once the patient is stable is greatly influenced by the child’s access to coverage. In the absence of citizenship and insurance, administration deems medical repatriation a solution.…”

Moderating Role of Acculturation and School Type on Association between Parenting Style and Positive Psychological Development among Iranian Adolescents in Malaysia

“…However, the needs of the children in immigrant families are different from those in the non-immigrant cases. Some vital factors that have been identified to be associated with the immigrant families are the socio-cultural status of the family including the parents' relationship with the adolescents, the income of the parents, and the family social and educational status (Bhalla & McCormick, 2009;Gatina, 2016;Hernandez et al, 2007;Javier et al, 2015;Johnston et al, 2013). A substantial aspect of contextual factors, which are a critical issue for adolescents, is the educational environment including their school (Kroening & Dawson-Hahn, 2019).…”