Self-Reported Health Status in Primary Health Care: The Influence of Immigration and Other Associated Factors

Miguel Á Salinero-Fort, Rodrigo Jiménez-García, Laura del Otero-Sanz, Carmen de Burgos-Lunar, Rosa M Chico-Moraleja, Carmen Martín-Madrazo, Paloma Gómez-Campelo and on behalf of The Health & Immigration Group

PLOS ONE, 2012, vol. 7, issue 6, 1-10

Abstract: Objective: The aims of this study are to compare self-reported health status between Spanish-born and Latin American-born Spanish residents, adjusted by length of residence in the host country; and additionally, to analyse sociodemographic and psychosocial variables associated with a better health status. Design: This is a cross-sectional population based study of Latin American-born (n = 691) and Spanish-born (n = 903) in 15 urban primary health care centres in Madrid (Spain), carried out between 2007 and 2009. The participants provided information, through an interview, about self-reported health status, socioeconomic characteristics, psychosocial factors and migration conditions. Descriptive and multiple logistic regression analyses were conducted. Results: The Spanish-born participants reported a better health status than the Latin America-born participants (79.8% versus 69.3%, p

Date: 2012
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