Morbidity, self-perceived health and mortality among non-Western Immigrants and their descendants in Denmark in a life phase perspective.
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Morbidity, self-perceived health and mortality among non-Western Immigrants and their descendants in Denmark in a life phase perspective. / Jervelund, Signe Smith; Malik, Sanam; Ahlmark, Nanna; Villadsen, Sarah Fredsted; Nielsen, Annemette; Vitus, Kathrine.
In: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, Vol. 19, No. 2, 04.2017, p. 448–476.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Morbidity, self-perceived health and mortality among non-Western Immigrants and their descendants in Denmark in a life phase perspective.
AU - Jervelund, Signe Smith
AU - Malik, Sanam
AU - Ahlmark, Nanna
AU - Villadsen, Sarah Fredsted
AU - Nielsen, Annemette
AU - Vitus, Kathrine
PY - 2017/4
Y1 - 2017/4
N2 - To enable preventive policies to address health inequity across ethnic groups, this review overviews the current knowledge on morbidity, self-perceived health and mortality among non-Western immigrants and their descendants in Denmark. A systematic search in PUBMED, SCOPUS, Embase and Cochrane as well as in national databases was undertaken. The final number of publications included was 45. Adult immigrants had higher morbidity, but lower mortality compared to ethnic Danes. Immigrant children had higher mortality and morbidity compared to ethnic Danes. Immigrants’ health is critical to reach the political goals of integration. Despite non-Western immigrants’ higher morbidity than ethnic Danes, no national strategy targeting immigrants’ health has been implemented. Future research should include elderly immigrants and children, preferably employing a life-course perspective to enhance understanding of parallel processes of societal adaptation and health.
AB - To enable preventive policies to address health inequity across ethnic groups, this review overviews the current knowledge on morbidity, self-perceived health and mortality among non-Western immigrants and their descendants in Denmark. A systematic search in PUBMED, SCOPUS, Embase and Cochrane as well as in national databases was undertaken. The final number of publications included was 45. Adult immigrants had higher morbidity, but lower mortality compared to ethnic Danes. Immigrant children had higher mortality and morbidity compared to ethnic Danes. Immigrants’ health is critical to reach the political goals of integration. Despite non-Western immigrants’ higher morbidity than ethnic Danes, no national strategy targeting immigrants’ health has been implemented. Future research should include elderly immigrants and children, preferably employing a life-course perspective to enhance understanding of parallel processes of societal adaptation and health.
KW - Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
KW - Migrants
KW - Health Status
KW - Morbidity
KW - Mortality
KW - self-perceived health
KW - Review
KW - Mental Health
KW - life course
KW - Infants
KW - Children
KW - adults
KW - elderly
U2 - 10.1007/s10903-016-0347-9
DO - 10.1007/s10903-016-0347-9
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 27002626
VL - 19
SP - 448
EP - 476
JO - Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
JF - Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
SN - 1557-1912
IS - 2
ER -
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