Healthy migrant effect in the Swedish context: a register-based, longitudinal cohort study.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:Studies have found a 'healthy-migrant effect' (HME) among arriving migrants, that is, a better health status compared with others in the home country, but also in comparison with the population in the host country. The aims were to investigate whether the HME hypothesis is applicable to the Swedish context, that is, if health outcomes differed between a group of mainly labour migrants (Western migrants) and a group of mainly refugee/family reunion migrants (non-Western migrants) compared with the native Swedish population, and if there were any correlations between labour market attachment (LMA) and these health outcomes. DESIGN:Register-based, longitudinal cohort study. PARTICIPANTS:The cohort was defined on 31 December 1990 and consisted of all migrants aged 18-47 years who ar

SUBMITTER: Helgesson M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6429895 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature