D. Walter Rasugu Omariba|Edward Ng
Immigration, Generation and Self-rated Health in Canada: On the Role of Health Literacy
Statistics Canada|Statistics Canada
purpose study determine whether differences selfrated health immigration generational status role health literacy relationship data canadian component 2003 international adult literacy skills survey ialss undertaken statistics canada sample comprised total 22818 persons 3861 immigrants 18957 nonimmigrants study employed logistic regression examine relationship health literacy selfrated health analysis separately compared immigrants nonimmigrants immigrant groups defined region origin recency arrival canada localborn defined generation logistic regression results indicated immigrants compared nonimmigrants recent immigrants europe usa compared established immigrants europe usa likely report good selfrated health hand compared thirdplus generation second generation less likely report good selfrated health health literacy positively associated good selfrated health however effect largely accounted discordance mother tongue language survey administration among immigrants literacy practices home education place residence income among nonimmigrants health literacy important health immigrants nonimmigrants different underlying mechanisms nonimmigrants engaging literacy practices home would benefit health literacy overall health whereas immigrants would improving proficiency either english french