Assessing Quality of Life in First- and Second-Generation Immigrant Children and Adolescents; Highlights from the Diatrofi Food Aid and Healthy Nutrition Promotion Program

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ID15501650
AuthorsDimitrios V Diamantis (0000-0003-2838-8345, Prolepsis Institute), Iliana Stavropoulou (Prolepsis Institute), Konstantinos Katsas (0000-0002-3327-9330, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens), Lyndsey Mugford (Harvard University), Athena Linos (Prolepsis Institute), Matina Kouvari (0000-0002-1558-194X, University of Canberra, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume20
Issue3
Pages2471-2471
Publication date2023-01-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph20032471
PMID36767854
OpenAlexW4318587293
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited30

To compare first- and second-immigrant pediatric populations with a non-immigrant pediatric population in terms of quality-of-life metrics, a cross-sectional analysis using data from the DIATROFI Program was implemented. In total, n = 2277 students (mean age: 9(4) years) from public schools in Greece participating in the 2020-2021 school year were analyzed. The students' immigration status (first-generation/second-generation) was defined as per the standard definition. The students' health related-quality of life (HRQoL) was assessed using a parental-perceived quality of life questionnaire. The sample included 4.8% first-generation and 21.2% second-generation immigrant students. Compared with non-immigrants, the first-generation immigrant students were more likely to have poor HRQoL (odds ratio (OR) = 2.82; 95% confidence interval (95%CI) = 11.75, 4.53), physical (OR = 1.91; 95%CI = 1.18, 3.10), social (OR = 1.94; 95%CI = 1.16, 3.22) and school function (OR = 2.52; 95%CI = 1.54, 4.13). Similar results were observed for second-generation immigrant students regarding HRQoL (OR = 1.68; 95%CI = 1.28, 2.21), physical (OR = 1.60; 95%CI = 1.23, 2.10) and school function (OR = 2.09; 95%CI = 1.58, 2.77). Children with one parent having a country of origin different that the country of residence had elevated odds of having poor emotional health (OR = 1.19; 95%CI = 0.87, 1.64). The family's affluency level was interrelated with the connection of poor HRQoL and immigration status. The immigrant students have a poorer quality of life depending on their immigration generation and irrespective of their socioeconomic background

Environmental health · Health promotion · Immigration · Political science · Promotion (chess · Public health · Quality (philosophy · Quality of life (healthcare · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Medicine · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Health and Trauma · Nursing · Psychology · Gerontology

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