How Education Shapes Indigenous Health Inequalities in the USA and Mexico.

ABSTRACT: Indigenous peoples around the world face significant health disparities relative to the dominant groups in their countries, yet the magnitude and patterns of health disparities vary across countries. We use data from the National Health Interview Survey and Mexican Family Life Survey to examine the health of Indigenous peoples in Mexico and American Indians and Alaska Natives in the USA and to evaluate how they fare relative to the majority populations in their countries (non-Indigenous Mexicans and non-Hispanic Whites, respectively). We assess disparities in self-rated health and activity limitations, with a focus on how Indigenous health disparities intersect with educational gradients in health. Regression analyses reveal three primary findings. First, Indigenous health disparities are

SUBMITTER: Leon-Perez G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11914346 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature