Generation status as a determinant of influenza vaccination among Mexican-identified adults in California, 2011-12.

ABSTRACT: First generation Latinos often have better health behaviors and outcomes than second and third generation Latinos. This study examined the correlates of seasonal influenza vaccinations among Mexican-identified (Mexican) adults, who make up the largest Latino subgroup in California. A sample of Mexican adults (N = 7493) from the 2011-12 California Interview Health Survey was used to compare the odds of first, second, and third generation Mexicans receiving influenza vaccinations in the past year. We performed a logistic regression taking into account socio-demographic characteristics, health status, and access to care. We repeated the analysis after stratifying for nativity, and then age. Being a second (odds ratio (OR) = 0.74, confidence interval (CI): 0.59, 0.92) and third generation or h

SUBMITTER: Mendiola J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4733066 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature