Rocío Calvo|Summer Sherburne Hawkins
Disparities in Quality of Healthcare of Children from Immigrant Families in the US
Boston College|Boston College
objective study examine disparities quality pediatric primary care among children immigrant families us drawing nationally representative sample 83528 children ages 017 years 2007 national survey childrens health weighted logistic regression used assess effect immigrant family type five indicators quality healthcare across childrens racialethnic groups analyses controlled indicators childs access care family socioeconomic characteristics primary language spoken household unadjusted estimates revealed pattern decreasing disparities immigrant children secondgeneration children nativeborn children immigrant parents thirdgeneration children nativeborn children nativeborn parents controlling confounders showed positive effect generational status quality healthcare children immigrant families varied across indicators among racialethnic groups even thirdgeneration hispanic black children reached parity thirdgeneration white children reported amount time providers devoted care providers sensitivity familys values customs contrast disparities reports providers listening carefully caregivers disappeared adjusting confounders families headed immigrant parents reported receiving less specific healthrelated information families nativeborn white children study suggests important develop interventions help healthcare professionals learn different types immigrant families perceive interactions healthcare system deliver care increases satisfaction children different racialethnic groups