Migration background, eating disorder symptoms and healthcare service utilisation: findings from the Stockholm Public Health Cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

From a global perspective, eating disorders are increasingly common, probably because of societal transformation and improved detection. However, research on the impact of migration on the development of eating disorders is scarce, and previously reported results are conflicting.

Aims

To explore if eating disorder symptom prevalence varies according to birth region, parents' birth region and neighbourhood characteristics, and analyse if the observed patterns match the likelihood of being in specialist treatment.

Method

This study uses data from a large population-based health survey (N = 47 662) among adults in Stockholm, Sweden. A general linear model for complex samples, including adjustment for gender and age, was used to explore self-reported eat

SUBMITTER: Strand M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10753962 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature