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Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 2/2014

01-04-2014 | Original Paper

Racism, Other Discriminations and Effects on Health

Authors: Diana Gil-González, Carmen Vives-Cases, Carme Borrell, Andrés A. Agudelo-Suárez, Mari Carmen Davó-Blanes, Juanjo Miralles, Carlos Álvarez-Dardet

Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Issue 2/2014

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Abstract

We study the probability of perceived racism/other forms of discrimination on immigrant and Spanish populations within different public spheres and show their effect on the health of immigrants using a cross-sectional design (ENS-06). Variables: perceived racism/other forms of discrimination (exposure), socio-demographic (explicative), health indicators (dependent). Frequencies, prevalences, and bivariate/multivariate analysis were conducted separately for men (M) and women (W). We estimated the health problems attributable to racism through the population attributable proportion (PAP). Immigrants perceived more racism than Spaniards in workplace (ORM = 48.1; 95 % CI 28.2–82.2), and receiving health care (ORW = 48.3; 95 % CI 24.7–94.4). Racism and other forms of discrimination were associated with poor mental health (ORM = 5.6; 95 % CI 3.9–8.2; ORW = 7.3; 95 % CI 4.1–13.0) and injury (ORW = 30.6; 95 % CI 13.6–68.7). It is attributed to perceived racism the 80.1 % of consumption of psychotropics (M), and to racism with other forms of discrimination the 52.3 % of cases of injury (W). Racism plays a role as a health determinant.
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Metadata
Title
Racism, Other Discriminations and Effects on Health
Authors
Diana Gil-González
Carmen Vives-Cases
Carme Borrell
Andrés A. Agudelo-Suárez
Mari Carmen Davó-Blanes
Juanjo Miralles
Carlos Álvarez-Dardet
Publication date
01-04-2014
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Issue 2/2014
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-012-9743-y

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